Viral antibodies in south polar skuas around Davis Station, Antarctica
Abstract We surveyed south polar skuas ( Catharacta maccormicki Saunders) in Antarctica for antibodies to a series of viral agents using blood serum and cloacal swabs from 124 adult skuas. There were no ticks on the subjects and we were unable to isolate virus from any individual. Skuas, however, we...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0954102008001259 2024-04-28T08:01:26+00:00 Viral antibodies in south polar skuas around Davis Station, Antarctica Miller, Gary D. Watts, Joanne M. Shellam, Geoffrey R. 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102008001259 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102008001259 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Antarctic Science volume 20, issue 5, page 455-461 ISSN 0954-1020 1365-2079 Geology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Oceanography journal-article 2008 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102008001259 2024-04-09T06:55:47Z Abstract We surveyed south polar skuas ( Catharacta maccormicki Saunders) in Antarctica for antibodies to a series of viral agents using blood serum and cloacal swabs from 124 adult skuas. There were no ticks on the subjects and we were unable to isolate virus from any individual. Skuas, however, were seropositive to some avian viruses: 16.9% (20/118) had antibodies to infectious bursal disease virus and 10.5% (11/105) were seropositive for Newcastle disease. We found 1.0% (1/98) had antibodies to avian influenza, no evidence of egg drop syndrome (0/48), but 27.8% (10/36) had antibodies to flaviviruses. Clearly south polar skuas encounter a variety of pathogens either in Antarctica or during their migration in the non-breeding season. There was no evidence of disease in skuas, but the presence of antibodies to pathogens indicates the need to continue to search for the origins of these immunological challenges. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Science Antarctica Catharacta maccormicki South Polar Skuas Cambridge University Press Antarctic Science 20 5 455 461 |
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Abstract We surveyed south polar skuas ( Catharacta maccormicki Saunders) in Antarctica for antibodies to a series of viral agents using blood serum and cloacal swabs from 124 adult skuas. There were no ticks on the subjects and we were unable to isolate virus from any individual. Skuas, however, were seropositive to some avian viruses: 16.9% (20/118) had antibodies to infectious bursal disease virus and 10.5% (11/105) were seropositive for Newcastle disease. We found 1.0% (1/98) had antibodies to avian influenza, no evidence of egg drop syndrome (0/48), but 27.8% (10/36) had antibodies to flaviviruses. Clearly south polar skuas encounter a variety of pathogens either in Antarctica or during their migration in the non-breeding season. There was no evidence of disease in skuas, but the presence of antibodies to pathogens indicates the need to continue to search for the origins of these immunological challenges. |
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Viral antibodies in south polar skuas around Davis Station, Antarctica |
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Viral antibodies in south polar skuas around Davis Station, Antarctica |
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Viral antibodies in south polar skuas around Davis Station, Antarctica |
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Viral antibodies in south polar skuas around Davis Station, Antarctica |
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Viral antibodies in south polar skuas around Davis Station, Antarctica |
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viral antibodies in south polar skuas around davis station, antarctica |
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