TY - JOUR T1 - First TBEV serological screening in Flemish wild boar. JF - Infect Ecol Epidemiol Y1 - 2016 A1 - Sophie Roelandt A1 - Vanessa Suin A1 - Yves Van der Stede A1 - Lamoral, Sophie A1 - Sylvie Marché A1 - Marylène Tignon A1 - Saiz, Juan Carlos A1 - Escribano-Romero, Estela A1 - Casaer, Jim A1 - Bernard Brochier A1 - Steven Van Gucht A1 - S. Roels A1 - Vervaeke, Muriel AB -

In the frame of a Flemish wildlife surveillance in 2013, a serological screening was performed on sera from wild boar (Sus scrofa; n=238) in order to detect tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV)-specific antibodies. Neutralising antibodies were titrated with a seroneutralisation test (SNT), using two cut-off titres (1/10-1/15). Seven wild boars were found TBEV-seropositive and showed moderate (>1/15) to high (>1/125) SNT-titres; three individuals had borderline results (1/10-1/15). This study demonstrated the presence of TBEV-specific antibodies in wild boar and highlighted potential TBEV-foci in Flanders. Additional surveillance including direct virus testing is now recommended.

VL - 6 U1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27087689?dopt=Abstract M3 - 10.3402/iee.v6.31099 ER -