Do Seropositive Wild Boars Pose a Risk for the Spread of African Swine Fever? Analysis of Field Data from Latvia and Lithuania
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Country | Total Number of Blood Samples Tested from Hunted Wild Boars and Test Results (May–December 2020) | Re-Tested Hunted Animals ** (Bone Marrow) | Wild Boar Carcasses | ||||||
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n | Seronegative and PCR-Negative | Seronegative and PCR-Positive | ** Seropositive and PCR-Negative | Seropositive and PCR-Positive | n | PCR-Positive | n | PCR-Positive | |
Lithuania | 8020 | 7911 * 98.6, CI 98.3–98.9 | 1 0.01, CI 0.0–0.07 | 105 1.3, CI 1.1–1.6 | 3 0.04, CI 0.01–0.11 | 105 | 1 0.95, CI 0.0–5.2 | 177 | 82 46.3, CI 38.7–54.0 |
Latvia | 13,555 | 13,363 98.6, CI 98.3–98.8 | 10 0.07, CI 0.04–0.14 | 139 1.0, CI 0.9–1.2 | 21 0.15, CI 0.10–0.24 | 139 | 1 0.72, CI 0.0–4.0 | 191 | 99 51.8, CI 44.4–59.1 |
Total | 21,575 | 21,274 98.6, CI 98.4–98.8 | 11 0.05, CI 0.03–0.09 | 244 1.1, CI 1.0–1.3 | 24 0.11, CI 0.07–0.17 | 244 | 2 0.82, CI 0.0–3.0 | 368 | 181 49.2, CI 43.9–54.5 |
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Oļševskis, E.; Masiulis, M.; Seržants, M.; Lamberga, K.; Šteingolde, Ž.; Krivko, L.; Cvetkova, S.; Buitkuvienė, J.; Pilevičienė, S.; Zani, L.; et al. Do Seropositive Wild Boars Pose a Risk for the Spread of African Swine Fever? Analysis of Field Data from Latvia and Lithuania. Pathogens 2023, 12, 723. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12050723
Oļševskis E, Masiulis M, Seržants M, Lamberga K, Šteingolde Ž, Krivko L, Cvetkova S, Buitkuvienė J, Pilevičienė S, Zani L, et al. Do Seropositive Wild Boars Pose a Risk for the Spread of African Swine Fever? Analysis of Field Data from Latvia and Lithuania. Pathogens. 2023; 12(5):723. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12050723
Chicago/Turabian StyleOļševskis, Edvīns, Marius Masiulis, Mārtiņš Seržants, Kristīne Lamberga, Žanete Šteingolde, Laura Krivko, Svetlana Cvetkova, Jūratė Buitkuvienė, Simona Pilevičienė, Laura Zani, and et al. 2023. "Do Seropositive Wild Boars Pose a Risk for the Spread of African Swine Fever? Analysis of Field Data from Latvia and Lithuania" Pathogens 12, no. 5: 723. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12050723
APA StyleOļševskis, E., Masiulis, M., Seržants, M., Lamberga, K., Šteingolde, Ž., Krivko, L., Cvetkova, S., Buitkuvienė, J., Pilevičienė, S., Zani, L., Denzin, N., & Depner, K. (2023). Do Seropositive Wild Boars Pose a Risk for the Spread of African Swine Fever? Analysis of Field Data from Latvia and Lithuania. Pathogens, 12(5), 723. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12050723