Free-ranging wild boar: A disease threat to domestic PIGS in Switzerland?

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 868-879

  Wu, Natacha ^a   Abril, Carlos ^a   Hinic, Vladimira ^a   Brodard, Isabelle ^a   Thür, Barbara ^b   Fattebert, Julien ^a   Hüssy, Daniela ^a   Ryser Degiorgis, Marie Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brucella suis; Camera traps; Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus; Prevalence; Risk; Switzerland; Wild boar; Wildlife passages

Indexed keywords

EID: 84055182949     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-47.4.868     Document Type: Article

References (62)

1. Albina, E., A. Mesplè de, G. Chenut, M. F. le Potier, G. Bourbao, S. le Gal, Y. Leforban. 2000. A serological survey on classical swine fever (CSF), Aujeszky's disease (AD) and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus infections in French wild boars from 1991 to 1998. Veterinary Microbiology 77: 43-57.
2. AL DAHOUK, S., K. NÖCKLER, H. TOMASO, W. D. SPLETTSTOESSER, G. JUNGERSEN, U. RIBER, T. PETRY, D. HOFFMANN, H. C. SCHOLZ, A. HENSEL, H. NEUBAUER. 2005. Seroprevalence of brucellosis, tularemia, and yersiniosis in wild boars (Sus scrofa) from north-eastern Germany. Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B 52: 444-455.
3. ANDRZEJEWSKI, R, W. O. JEZIERSKI. 1978. Management of a wild boar population and its effects on commercial land. Acta Theriologica 23: 309-339.
4. ARTOIS, M., K. R. DEPNER, V. GUBERTI, J. HARS, S. ROSSI. 2002. Classical swine fever (hog cholera) in wild boar in Europe. Revue Scientifique et Technique de l'Office International des Epizooties 21: 287-303.
5. BADIA, J., F. SPITZ, G. VALET. 1991. Estimate of the size of a hunted population. Ecological Modelling 55: 113-122.
6. BAETTIG, M. 1995. Susscrofa L., 1758. In Mammifè res de la Suisse. Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel, Switzerland, pp. 428-432.
7. BAETTIG, M., R. BRAUNSCHWEIGER. 1980. Première étude sur les déplacements des sangliers en Suisse romande. Diana 97: 228-231.
8. BENCHEIKH, M. 2009. Nutztierhalter und Nutztierbestände nach Zone. www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/ortal/de/index/themen/07/22/lexi.topic.1.html. Accessed July 2011.
9. BERGAGNA, S., S. ZOPPI, E. FERROGLIO, M. GOBETTO, A. DONDO, E. GIANNATALE, M. GENNERO, C. GRATTAROLA. 2009. Epidemiologic survey for Brucella suis Biovar 2 in a wild boar (Sus scrofa) population in northwest Italy. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 45: 1178-1181.
10. BRUINDERINK, G. W. T. A. G, E. HAZEBROEK. 1996. Ungulate traffic collisions in Europe. Conservation Biology 10: 1059-1067.
11. CARSIGNOL, J. 2006. Bilan d'expériences, Routes et passages à faune, 40 ans d'évolution, 55 pp. www.setra.equipement.gouv.fr/Routes-et-assages-afaune-40-ans.html. Accessed January 2011.
12. Closa-Sebastiá, F., E. Casas-Díaz, R, Cuenca, S. Lavín, G. Mentaberre, I. Marco. 2010. Brucella species antibodies and isolation in wild boar in north-east Spain. Veterinary Record 167: 826-828.
13. CORBELLINI, L. G., H. SCHWERMER, P. PRESI, B. Thür, K. D. C. Stärk, M. REIST. 2006. Analysis of national serological surveys for the documentation of freedom from porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome in Switzerland. Veterinary Microbiology 118: 267-273.
14. CSCF (CENTRE SUISSE DE CARTOGRAPHIE DE LA FAUNE). 2008. Serveur carto. Sus scrofa. www. cscf.ch. Accessed July 2011.
15. CVETNIC, Z., S. SPICIC, S. CURIC, B. JUKIC, M. LOJKIC, D. ALBERT, M. THIEBAUD, B. Garin-Bastuji. 2005. Isolation of Brucella suis biovar 3 from horses in Croatia. Veterinary Record 156: 584-585
16. CVETNIC, Z., S. SPICIC, J. TONCIC, D. MAJNARIC, M. BENIC, D. ALBERT, M. THIEBAUD, B. Garin-Bastuji. 2009. Brucella suis infection in domestic pigs and wild boar in Croatia. Revue Scientifique et Technique de l'Office International des Epizooties 28: 1057-1067.
17. CVETNIC, Z., J. TONCIC, S. SPICIC, M. LOJKIC, S. TERZIC, L. JEMERSIC, A. HUMSKI, S. CURIC, M. MITAK, B. HABRUN, M. BRSTILO, M. OCEPEK, B. KRT. 2004. Brucellosis in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in the Republic of Croatia. Veterinarni Medicina 49: 115-122.
18. DARDAILLON, M, G. BEUGNON. 1987. The influence of some environmental characteristics on the movements of wild boar Sus scrofa. Biology of Behaviour 12: 82-92.
19. FATTEBERT, J. 2005. Structure de la population, démographie et utilisation de l'espace par le sanglier Sus scrofa dans l'ouest du canton de Genéve, Suisse. M.Sc. Thesis, University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 80 pp.
20. FISCHER, C., H. GOURDIN, M. OBERMANN. 2004. Spatial behaviour of the wild boar in Geneva, Switzerland: Testing methods and first results. Galemys 16: 149-155.
21. (FOEN) FEDERAL OFFICE OF THE ENVIRONMENT. 2008. Eidgenössische Jagdstatistik. Wildschwein. www.wild.uzh.ch/jagdst/index.php. Accessed July 2011.
22. Fredriksson-Ahomaa, M, S. WACHECK, M. KOENIG, A. STOLLE, R. STEPHAN. 2009. Prevalence of pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in wild boars in Switzerland. International Journal of Food Microbiology 135: 199-202.
23. FREY, C. F., M. E. SCHUPPERS, V. EIDAM, P. BOUJON, A. WALDVOGEL, B. GOTTSTEIN. 2009. Vorkommen von Trichinella spp. beim Wildschwein in der Schweiz. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde 151: 485-489.
24. Garcia-Yoldi, D, P. LE FLECHE, M. DE MIGUEL, P. MUNOZ, J. BLASCO, Z. CVETNIC, C. MARIN, G. VERGNAUD, I. Lopez-Goni. 2007. Comparison of multiple-locus variable-number tandemrepeat analysis with other PCR-based methods for typing Brucella suis isolates. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 45: 4070-4072.
25. GARINBASTUJI, B, J. HARS, C. CALVEZ, M. THIÉBAUD, M. ARTOIS. 2000. Brucellose du porc domestique et du sanglier sauvage dueá Brucella suis biovar 2 en France. Épidémiologie et Santé Animale 38: 1-5.
26. GEISSER, H., H. U. REYER. 2005. The influence of food and temperature on population density of wild boar Sus scrofa in the Thurgau (Switzerland). Journal of Zoology 267: 89-96.
27. GENNERO, M. S., C. GRATTAROLA, S. ZOPPI, E. D. GIANNATALE, A. DONDO. 2004. Brucellosis in wild boar in Piemont region. Épidémiologie et SantéAnimale 45: 77-79.
28. EISSER, H., H. U. REYER, S. BERGAGNA, S. ZOPPI, A. BARBARO, A. DONDO. 2006. Trend of Brucella suis infection in wild boar in Piedmont region (2002-2005). Épidémiologie et SantéAnimale 49: 59-62.
29. GODFROID, J., A. KÄSBOHRER. 2002. Brucellosis in the European Union and Norway at the turn of the twenty-first century. Veterinary Microbiology 90: 135-145.
30. GODFROID, J, P. MICHEL, L. UYTTERHAEGEN, C. DESMEDT, F. RASSENEUR, F. BOELAERT, C. SAEGERMAN, X. PATIGNY. 1994. Brucellose enzootique à Brucella suis biotype 2 chez le sanglier (Susscrofa) en Belgique. Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire 138: 263-268.
31. Hars, J., E. Albina, M. Artois, P. Boireau, C. Cruciàre, B. Garin, D. Gauthier, C. Hathier, F. Lamarque, A. Mespléde, S. Rossi. 2000. Epidémiosurveillance des maladies du sanglier transmissibles aux animaux domestiques et à l'Homme. Épidémiologie et SantéAnimale 37:31-43.
32. HEBEISEN, C., J. FATTEBERT, E. BAUBET, C. FISCHER. 2008. Estimating wild boar (Sus scrofa) abundance and density using capture-resightsin Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. European Journal of Wildlife Research 54: 391-401.
33. HERRE, W. 1986. Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758-Wildschwein. In Handbuch der Säugetiere Europas, Band 2/11, Paarhufer, J. Niethammer and F. Krapp (eds.). AULA-Verlag, Wiesbaden, Germany, pp. 33-66.
34. HINIĆ, V., I. BRODARD, A. THOMANN, Z. CVETNIC, P. MAKAYA, J. FREY, C. ABRIL. 2008. Novelidentification and differentiation of Brucella melitensis, Babortus, B.suis, B. ovis, B. canis, and B. neotomae suitable for both conventional and real-time PCR systems. Journal of Microbiological Methods 75: 375-378.
35. HINI Ć, V, I. BRODARD, A. THOMANN, M. HOLUB, R. MISEREZ, C. ABRIL. 2009. IS711-based real-time PCR assay as a tool for detection of Brucella spp. in wild boars and comparison with bacterial isolation and serology. BMC Veterinary Research 5: 22.
36. JUNGERSEN, G., V. SØRENSEN, S. B. GIESE, J. A. STACK, U. RIBER. 2006. Differentiation between serological responses to Brucella suis and Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:9 after natural or experimental infection in pigs. Epidemiology and Infection 134: 347-357.
37. KAUTZSCH, S., D. SEYFARTH, R. SCHÖNE, R. STEHMANN. 1995. Ein Fall von Brucellose der Schweine und daraus abgeleitete Überlegungen zur Epidemiologie dieser Tierseuche. Berliner und Münchener Tierärtzliche Wochenschrift 108: 201-205.
38. KEULING, O., N. STIER, M. ROTH. 2008. Annual and seasonal space use of different age classes of female wild boar Sus scrofa L. European Journal of Wildlife Research 54: 403-412.
39. KLEIBOEKER, S., S. SCHOMMER, S. LEE, S. WATKINS, W. CHITTICK, D. POLSON. 2005. Simultaneous detection of North American and European porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus using real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase- PCR. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 17: 165-170.
40. KÖPPEL, C., L. KNOPF, M.-P. RYSER, R. MISEREZ, B. THÜR, K. STÄRK. 2007. Serosurveillance for selected infectious disease agents in wild boars (Sus scrofa) and outdoor pigs in Switzerland. European Journal of Wildlife Research 53: 212-220.
41. KORMENDY, B., G. NAGY. 1982. The supposed involvement of dogs carrying Brucella suis in the spread of swine brucellosis. Acta Veterinari a Hungarica 30: 3-8.
42. LADDOMADA, A. 2000. Incidence and control of CSF in wild boar in Europe. Veterinary Microbiology 73: 121-130.
43. LEUENBERGER, R. 2004. Surveillance of wild boar in Switzerland: Prevalence of infections relevant to domestic pigs. PhD Thesis, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, 110 pp.
44. LEUENBERGER, R., P. BOUJON, B. THÜR, R. MISEREZ, B. GARINBASTUJI, J. RUFENACHT, K. D. STARK. 2007. Prevalence of classical swine fever, Aujeszky's disease and brucellosis in a population of wild boar in Switzerland. Veterinary Record 160: 362-368.
45. MACMILLAN, A. P. 1999. Brucellosis. In Diseases of swine, B. E. Straw, S. D'allaire, W. L. Mengling and D. J. Taylor (eds.). Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa, pp. 385-393.
46. MATA, C., I. HERVÁ S, J. HERRANZ, F. SUÁREZ, J. E. MALO. 2008. Are motorway wildlife passages worth building? Vertebrate use of road-crossing structures on a Spanish motorway. Journal of Environmental Management 88: 407-415.
47. MELZER, F., R. LOHSE, H. NIEPER, M. LIEBERT, K. SACHSE. 2007. A serological study on brucellosis in wild boars in Germany. European Journal of Wildlife Research 53: 153-157.
48. MONTAGNARO, S., S. SASSO, L. DE MARTINO, M. LONGO, V. IOVANE, G. GHIURMINO, G. PISANELLI, D. NAVA, L. BALDI, U. PAGNINI. 2010. Prevalence of antibodies to selected viral and bacterial pathogens in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Campania Region, Italy. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 46: 316-319.
49. NIELSEN, K. 2002. Diagnosis of brucellosis by serology. Veterinary Microbiology 90: 447-459.
50. (OIE) WORLD ORGANISATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH. 2009. Chapter 2.8.5 Porcine brucellosis, In World Assembly of Delegates of the OIE (eds.). 2009. OIE Terrestrial manual, pp. 1-7. www.oie.int/en/international-standard-setting/terrestrial-manual/access-online/. Accessed July 2011.
51. (OIE/WAHID) WORLD ORGANISATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH/WORLD ANIMAL HEALTH INFORMATION DATABASE. 2010. Detailed country(ies) disease incidence. Switzerland. http://web.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page5disease_status_detail. Accessed July 2011.
52. REINER, G., C. FRESEN, S. BRONNERT, H. WILLEMS. 2009. Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection in wild boars. Veterinary Microbiology 136: 250-258.
53. ROSSI, S. 2005. Analyseépidémiologique de la peste porcine classique et de la brucellose du sanglier (Sus scrofa). PhD Thesis, Ecole vétérinaire de Lyon, Lyon, France, 187 pp.
54. ROVERO, F., A. R. MARSHALL. 2009. Camera trapping photographic rate as an index of density in forest ungulates. Journal of Applied Ecology 46: 1011-1017.
55. Ruiz-Fons, F., J. VICENTE, D. VIDAL, U. HÖFLE, D. VILLANÜ A, C. GAUSS, J. SEGALÉS, S. ALMERÍA, V. MONTORO, C. GORTÁZAR. 2006. Seroprevalence of six reproductive pathogens in European wild boar (Sus scrofa) from Spain: The effect on wild boar female reproductive performance. Theriogenology 65: 731-743.
56. RUSSO, L., G. MASSE, P. V. GENOV. 1997. Daily home range and activity of wild boar in a Mediterranean area free from hunting. EthologyEcology & Evolution 9: 287-294.
57. SÁEZROYUELA, C, J. L. TELLERÍA. 1986. The increased population of the wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) in Europe. Mammal Review 16: 97-101.
58. TRUVÉ, J, J. LEMEL. 2003. Timing and distance of natal dispersal for wild boar Sus scrofa in Sweden. Wildlife Biology 9: 51-57.
59. TRUVÉ, J, J. LEMEL, B. SÖDERBERG. 2004. Dispersal in relation to population density in wild boar (Sus scrofa). Galemys 16: 75-82.
60. WIEREN, S. E. V, P. B. WORM. 2001. The use of a motorway wildlife overpass by large mammals. Netherlands Journal of Zoology 51: 97-105.
61. WYCKOFF, A. C., S. E. HENKE, T. A. CAMPBELL, D. G. HEWITT, K. C. VERCAUTEREN. 2009. Feral swine contact with domestic swine: A serologic survey and assessment of potential for disease transmission. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 45: 422-429.
62. WYSS, H. 2009. Brucella suis, Switzerland. http://web.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page5country. Accessed July 2011.