Table 1.
Test method and prevalence of pathogens and parasites from 205 feral swine captured in Ohio, USA (April 2009 - September 2015).
| Pathogen/ Parasite | Test Method(s) | Sample Location/ Type | Positive/ Negative Frequency |
Prevalence (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metastrongylus spp. | Visual inspection during necropsy | Heart, liver, lungs, trachea | 46/55 | 84 (74-94) |
| Leptospira spp. | ELISA, Microscopic Agglutination Test | Serum | 16/69 | 23 (13-33) |
| Methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus | Bacterial isolation | Axilla, nasal swabs | 29/138 | 21 (15-29) |
| Toxoplasma gondii | ELISA, Modified Agglutination Test | Serum | 11/76 | 15 (8-24) |
| Trichinella spiralis | ELISA | Serum | 4/69 | 6 (2-14) |
| Hepatitis E virus | ELISA | Serum | 1/32 | 3 (0.5-16) |
| Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus | ELISA, IFA, PCR |
Serum, feces | 1/45 | 2 (0.4-12) |
| Brucella spp. | Card Test, FPA | Serum | 2/138 | 1 (0.4-5) |
| Influenza-A virus | ELISA, RT-PCR (matrix), virus isolation |
Serum, nasal swab, bronchial alveolar lavage | 2/176 | 1 (0-4) |
| Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus | Bacterial isolation | Axilla, nasal swabs | 0/138 | 0 (0-3) |
| Mycobacterium bovis | ELISA | Serum | 0/13 | 0 (0-23) |
| Classical swine fever virus | ELISA | Serum | 0/139 | 0 (0-3) |
| Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus | ELISA | Serum | 0/72 | 0 (0-5) |
| Pseudorabies virus | gB ELISA | Serum | 0/139 | 0 (0-3) |
FPA: Fluorescence polarization assay.
ELISA: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
IFA: Indirect fluorescence assay.