Serological survey suggests circulation of coronavirus on wild Suina from Argentina, 2014–2017
Marina Winter, María Jimena Marfil, Luciano F. La Sala, Marcos Suárez, Celia Maidana, Carlos J. Rodríguez, María Mesplet, S Abate, Carolina Rosas, Jorge Peña, Soledad Barandiarán
Abstract
Swine coronaviruses affecting pigs have been studied sporadically in wildlife. In Argentina, epidemiological surveillance of TGEV/PRCV is conducted only in domestic pigs. The aim was to assess the prevalence of TGEV/PRCV in wild Suina. Antibodies against these diseases in wild boar and captive collared peccary were surveyed by ELISA. Antibodies against TGEV were found in three collared peccaries (n = 87). No TGEV/PRCV antibodies were detected in wild boar (n = 160). Preventive measures should be conducted in contact nodes where the transmission of agents may increase. Epidemiological surveillance in wildlife populations and in captive animals before their reintroduction should be attempted.