Serological Survey of Veterinarians to Assess the Zoonotic Potential of Three Emerging Swine Diseases in Mexico

Summary We conducted an immunological assay of blood samples taken from 85 swine‐specialist veterinarians attending the Congress of the Mexican Association of Swine Specialist Veterinarians in Mexico in 2011. Serum samples were assayed for Porcine rubulavirus (PorPV), Encephalomyocarditis virus (EMC...

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Published in:Zoonoses and public health 2014-03, Vol.61 (2), p.131-137
Main Authors: Rivera-Benitez, J. F., Rosas-Estrada, K., Pulido-Camarillo, E., de la Peña-Moctezuma, A., Castillo-Juárez, H., Ramírez-Mendoza, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Animals
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Antibodies, Viral - blood
Cardiovirus Infections - epidemiology
Cardiovirus Infections - microbiology
Disease transmission
Encephalomyocarditis virus
Encephalomyocarditis virus - genetics
Encephalomyocarditis virus - immunology
Encephalomyocarditis virus - isolation & purification
Female
Hogs
Humans
Leptospira - genetics
Leptospira - immunology
Leptospira - isolation & purification
Leptospira spp
Leptospirosis - epidemiology
Leptospirosis - microbiology
Male
Mexico - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Occupational Exposure
Polls & surveys
Porcine rubulavirus
Rubulavirus - genetics
Rubulavirus - immunology
Rubulavirus - isolation & purification
Rubulavirus Infections - epidemiology
Rubulavirus Infections - microbiology
Seroepidemiologic Studies
serologic survey
Swine
Swine Diseases - epidemiology
Swine Diseases - microbiology
swine zoonoses
Veterinarians
Young Adult
Zoonoses
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Summary:Summary We conducted an immunological assay of blood samples taken from 85 swine‐specialist veterinarians attending the Congress of the Mexican Association of Swine Specialist Veterinarians in Mexico in 2011. Serum samples were assayed for Porcine rubulavirus (PorPV), Encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) and Leptospira spp. antibodies. Using a hemagglutination inhibition test, we registered 2.3% and 27% seropositivity for PorPV and EMCV, respectively. Using viral neutralization tests, we registered 5.8% and 47% seropositivity for PorPV and EMCV, respectively. For Leptospira spp., we registered a seropositivity of 38.8%. The variables (sex, age, years of exposure, number of visited farms, biosecurity level and region) showed no significant effect (P > 0.05) on the seropositivity for EMCV, PorPV and Leptospira spp. except for number of visited farms on HI seropositivity for EMCV (P 
ISSN:1863-1959
1863-2378
DOI:10.1111/zph.12055