TY - T1 - Foodborne Zoonoses Common in Hunted Wild Boars SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/332803 T3 - A1 - Fredriksson-Ahomaa, Maria; London, Laura; Skrzypczak, Teresa; Kantala, Tuija; Laamanen, Ilona; Bistrom, Mia; Maunula, Leena; Gadd, Tuija A2 - PB - Y1 - 2020 LA - eng AB - The northern European wild boar population has increased during the last decade. Highest wild boar numbers in Finland have been reported in the southeastern part near the Russian border. Wild boars may be infected with several human and animal pathogens. In this study, we investigated the presence of important foodborne pathogens in wild boars hunted in 2016 in Finland using serology, PCR and culturing. Seroprevalence of Salmonella (38%) and Yersinia (56%) infections was high in wild boars. Anti... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Foodborne pathogens; Infectious diseases; Wild boar; Public health; Serology; Hygiene; Hunting; HEPATITIS-E VIRUS; SUIS BIOVAR 2; SUS-SCROFA; TOXOPLASMA-GONDII; BRUCELLA-SUIS; YERSINIA-ENTEROCOLITICA; ESCHERICHIA-COLI; IDENTIFICATION; TRICHINOSIS; RESERVOIR; 11832 Microbiology and virology; 3142 Public health care science, environmental and occupational health N1 - PP - ER -