Detection of toxigenic Pasteurella multocida infections in swine herds by assaying antibodies in sow colostrum

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation : Official Publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc
K LevonenP Veijalainen

Abstract

Toxigenic Pasteurella multocida is the causative agent of progressive atrophic rhinitis (PAR), a serious respiratory infection of swine. Diagnosis of the disease has hitherto been based on clinical signs, pathologic findings, and subsequent isolation of the agent. The best Finnish pig breeding herds participating in the Finnish Pig Health Scheme have been surveyed for PAR since 1963, and the disease has been eradicated from these herds. In this study, a total of 5,650 colostrum samples from 188 Finnish Pig Health Scheme herds were analyzed with a new serologic screening method: an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) able to detect antibodies to the toxin of P. multocida (PMT). Although the herds had been continuously controlled for PAR, 1 herd with PMT antibodies was found. The positive reactions in the ELISA were confirmed by isolating the causative organism. The origin of the infection also appeared to be obvious. The serologic ELISA is a suitable method for the detection and screening of toxigenic P. multocida-infected pig herds.

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Dec 7, 2007·Veterinary Microbiology·Francis DzivaHenrik Christensen

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