Fatal infection due to Haemophilus parasuis in a young wild boar (Sus scrofa)
2013
Cuesta Gerveno, Jesus M. | Risco Pérez, David | Gonçalves Blanco, Pilar | García Jiménez, Waldo L. | Gil Molino, Maria | Fernandez-Llario, Pedro | Hermoso de Mendoza Salcedo, Javier | Gómez Gordo, Luis J.
Haemophilus parasuis is a recognized pathogen in domestic pigs; the pathogen has been also isolated from healthy wild boar (Sus scrofa). In the current report, a case of fatal H. parasuis infection in a wild boar piglet from central Spain is described. The affected animal presented severe pneumonic lesions, inflammation in tarsal joints with presence of fibrinous deposits, and epidural hemorrhage in the atlanto-occipital joint. Pure growth of H. parasuis was obtained from lungs and tarsal joints. The current case illustrates the susceptibility of wild boar to this agent. The gross pathology results were similar to that described in domestic pigs, but there were no fibrinous deposits on serosal surfaces.
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