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Postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Croatia

This paper describes the first cases of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection in four Croatian wild boars associated with morphological lesions, which are regarded as characteristic for postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) in domestic pigs. During the winter 2005 several wild young piglets, approximately 2 to 5 months of age were found dead in a fenced hunting area. Fulfilling al three key criteria: the presence of ompatible clinical signs of wasting, the presence of the characteristic microscopic lymphoid lesions, and the detection of PCV2 within the lesions by in situ hybridisation (ISH), the diagnosis of PMWS was established. This is the first demostration of PMWS in the wild boars in Croatia based on all scientifically accepted diagnostic criteria.

PMWS; wild boar (Sus scrofa); pathomorphology; porcine circovirus type 2; Croatia

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