Zoonotic pathogens in wild muskoxen ( Ovibos moschatus) and domestic sheep ( Ovis aries) from Greenland

• Published in: Veterinary Medicine and Science
• Main Authors: Berg, Rebecca P. K. D., Stensvold, C. Rune, Jokelainen, Pikka, Grønlund, Anna K., Nielsen, Henrik V., Kutz, Susan, Kapel, Christian M.O.
• Other Authors: Polar Knowledge Canada
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; Greenland; Kangerlussuaq; Ivittuut; muskox; ovibos moschatus; Zackenberg
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vms3.599; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/vms3.599; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/vms3.599

Abstract The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of zoonotic pathogens Giardia duodenalis , Cryptosporidium spp., Toxoplasma gondii and Erysipelothrix in muskoxen ( Ovibos moschatus ) and sheep ( Ovis aries ) from Greenland. In 2017 and 2018, faecal samples were collected from wild muskox...