Molecular survey of porcine teschovirus, porcine sapelovirus, and enterovirus G in captive wild boars (Sus scrofa scrofa) of

ABSTRACT.- Donin D.G., Leme R.A., Alfieri A.F., Alberton G.C. & Alfieri A.A. 2015. Molec-ular survey of porcine teschovirus , porcine sapelovirus, and enterovirus G in captive wild boars ( Sus scrofa scrofa ) of Parana state, Brazil. Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira 35(5):403-408 . Laboratorio de Virologia Animal, Departamento de Medicina Veterinaria Preventiva, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, Campus Univer-sitario, Cx. Postal 10011, Londrina, PR 86057-970, Brazil. E-mail: alfieri@uel.br Porcine teschovirus (PTV), porcine sapelovirus (PSV), and enterovirus G (EV-G) are infectious agents specific to pig host species that are endemically spread worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the natural infection by these porcine enteric picornaviruses in wild boars ( Sus scrofa scrofa ) of Parana state, Brazil, and to evaluate peccaries ( Pecari tajacuTayassu pe and -cari) as alternative host species for these viruses. Fecal samples (=36) from asymptomatic nwild boars (n