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Spleen and blood samples from 184 ASF-negative wild boar collected across 11 counties were tested using real-time PCR. PCMV DNA was detected in 16 animals (8.69%), with similar detection frequencies in spleen (7.69%) and blood (9.52%). PBoV DNA was identified in seven animals (3.80%), all from spleen samples. Positive animals were distributed across several counties, but no significant associations were observed between virus detection and age, sex, or geographic origin. Coinfection with both viruses was detected in a single animal (0.05%). These findings provide the first molecular evidence of PBoV and PCMV in Croatian wild boar and indicate low-level viral circulation across multiple regions. 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