Anti-Yersinia enterocolitica serotype 3 agglutinins in swine sera from Rio de Janeiro

Lázaro, Norma dos SantosHofer, Ernesto

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 (>=1:20), 8.4% presented positive titers (>=1:80), suggesting the presence of this pathogen among swine and consequently an additional public health problem