Table 5.

The results of the PCR-analysis of samples from 90 wild boars representing 30 populations given as % (numbers in brackets)

PCR-results	Individual wild boars positive	Local population with ≥ 1 positive wild boar
Positive for any pathogen	61.0% (55)	76.7% (23)
Positive for Y. enterocolitica	31.0% (28)	50.0% (15)
Positive for Y. pseudotuberculosis	24.4% (20)	46.7% (14)
Positive for Salmonella spp.	26.7% (23)	30.0% (9)

The samples were analysed for the presence of the pathogens Y. enterocolitica, Y. pseudotuberculosis and Salmonella spp. An animal was deemed positive when at least one specimen was positive in the PCR