Population of wild boar is increasing in the whole Europe, the animals migrate close to human habitats which greatly increases the possibility of natural transmission between domestic animals or humans and wild boars. The aim of the study was to estimate in population of free-living wild boar in the Czech Republic the prevalence of enteric viral pathogens, namely rotavirus groups A and C (RVA and RVC), porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), and members of family Coronaviridae (transmissible gastroenteritis virus - TGEV, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus - PEDV, porcine respiratory coronavirus - PRCV, and porcine hemagglutination encephalomyelitis virus - PHEV) and Picornaviridae,(teschovirus A - PTV, sapelovirus A - PSV, and enterovirus G - EV-G). In our study, stool samples from 203 wild boars culled during hunting season 2014-2015 (from October to January) were examined by RT-PCR. RVA was detected in 2.5% of tested samples. Nucleotide analysis of VP7, VP4, and VP6 genes revealed that four RVA strains belong to G4P[25]I1, G4P[6]I5, G11P[13]I5, and G5P[13]I5 genotypes and phylogenetic analysis suggested close relation to porcine and human RVAs. The prevalence of RVC in wild boar population reached 12.8%, PTV was detected in 20.2%, PSV in 8.9%, and EV-G in 2.5% of samples. During our study no PRRSV or coronaviruses were detected. Our study provides the first evidence of RVC prevalence in wild boars and indicates that wild boars might contribute to the genetic variability of RVA and also serve as an important reservoir of other enteric viruses.

• Keywords
• Enteric viruses, Phylogeny, RT-PCR, Rotavirus A, Wild boar,
• MeSH
• Antigens, Viral genetics   MeSH
• Coronaviridae genetics   isolation & purification   MeSH
• Feces virology   MeSH
• Phylogeny MeSH
• Genotype MeSH
• Coronaviridae Infections epidemiology   veterinary   virology   MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Swine Diseases epidemiology   virology   MeSH
• Picornaviridae genetics   isolation & purification   MeSH
• Picornaviridae Infections epidemiology   veterinary   virology   MeSH
• Swine MeSH
• Rotavirus Infections epidemiology   veterinary   virology   MeSH
• Rotavirus genetics   isolation & purification   MeSH
• Sus scrofa MeSH
• Capsid Proteins genetics   MeSH
• Disease Reservoirs MeSH
• Animals MeSH
• Check Tag
• Humans MeSH
• Male MeSH
• Female MeSH
• Animals MeSH
• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH
• Geographicals
• Czech Republic epidemiology   MeSH
• Names of Substances
• Antigens, Viral MeSH
• Capsid Proteins MeSH
• VP4 protein, Rotavirus MeSH Browser
• VP6 protein, Rotavirus MeSH Browser
• VP7 protein, Rotavirus MeSH Browser