ANTI-Yersinia enterocolitica SEROTYPE 3 AGGLUTININS IN SWINE SERA FROM RIO DE JANEIRO

Abstract

The slow serum agglutination test was applied to 119 healthy pigs for the determination of the possible presence of anti-Yersinia enterocolitica 0:3 agglutinins. Of the 63.9% reactive animals (³1:20), 8.4% presented positive titers (³1:80), suggesting the presence of this pathogen among swine and consequently an additional public health problem.

Keywords

• Yersinia enterocolitica
• agglutinins
• swine