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Two wild boars from Scania have been found to be infected with a severe and unusual form of salmonella. Stock Photography.
A severe form of salmonella has been found in Scanian wild boar. This possibly explains how the same type of salmonella in September could spread to a Scanian pig farm.
The Salmonella finding was made in two wild boars in the Hässleholm area of northern Skåne, writes the Swedish Board of Agriculture in a press release.
It is unclear how widespread the infection is among wild boars and the possible connection between wild boar and infected Scanian domestic pigs has not been established.
“We are working with several clues. One theory has been that wild boar may have played a role in the spread of the infection, which these latest findings may indicate,” says Karl Ståhl, acting state epizootologist, in the press release.
It is Salmonella choleraesuis, a variant of salmonella that has not existed in Swedish pig farming for more than 40 years. It can cause serious health problems in pigs, but it is very rare for humans to be affected by this type of salmonella.
Within the Swedish Farmers Association (LRF), the finding in wild boar raises great concern.
– It is sad news that this serious type of salmonella is now found among wild boars. It is very difficult to create control over that situation and there is a great risk that salmonella will spread further, even to domestic pigs, says LRF Vice President Åsa Odell, who is a pig farmer.
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