A serological survey of Brucella spp. in red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Portugal

Wildlife has been identified as important sentinels for the surveillance of zoonotic pathogens such Brucella infection. Systematic brucellosis monitoring in wildlife is not demanded by regulatory acts, but several studies have reported the presence of this infection in European countries. In order to investigate the importance of red deer (Cervus elaphus) in the epidemiology of Brucella infection in Portugal, a serological survey was performed on samples of 276 hunted red deer from the centre of Portugal.

Keywords

Brucella spp. ELISA Red deer Seroprevalence

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/10082

Citation

PIRES, Humberto [et al.] (2023) - A serological survey of Brucella spp. in red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Portugal. In XV Genetics and Biotechnology Conference | V Genetics and Biotechnology Iberian Conference. Organização: Núcleo de Genética e Biotecnologia, Vila Real, Léon, 2023 - Book of abstracts.. pp. 159. (Abstract).