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Volume 27, Number 12—December 2021
Research

Potential Use for Serosurveillance of Feral Swine to Map Risk for Anthrax Exposure, Texas, USA

Rachel M. Maison, Courtney F. Pierce, Izabela K. Ragan, Vienna R. Brown, Michael J. Bodenchuk, Richard A. Bowen, and Angela M. Bosco-LauthComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (R.M. Maison, I.K. Ragan, R.A. Bowen, A.M. Bosco-Lauth); US Department of Agriculture National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins (C.F. Pierce); US Department of Agriculture National Feral Swine Damage Management Program, Fort Collins (V.R. Brown); US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, San Antonio, Texas, USA (M.J. Bodenchuk)

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Table 2

Distribution of anthrax seroprevalence in feral swine by region, sex, and age group.

Predictor No. tested No. positive Apparent seroprevalence, %
Region
Endemic 243 121 49.49
Nonendemic
 235
 88
 37.45
Sex
M 231 90 38.96
F
 247
 119
 48.18
Age group
Subadult 53 19 35.85
Adult 425 190 44.71

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