Toxoplasma gondii seropositive rates of animals living on Svalbard, supplement to: Prestrud, Kristin Wear; Asbakk, Kjetil; Fuglei, Eva; Mørk, Torill; Stien, Audun; Ropstad, Erik; Tryland, Morten; Gabrielsen, Geir W; Lydersen, Christian; Kovacs, Kit Maureen; Loonen, Maarten J J E; Sagerup, Kjetil; Oksanen, Antti (2007): Serosurvey for Toxoplasma gondii in arctic foxes and possible sources of infection in the high Arctic of Svalbard. Veterinary Parasitology, 150(1-2), 6-12
Samples (blood or tissue fluid) from 594 arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus), 390 Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus), 361 sibling voles (Microtus rossiaemeridionalis), 17 walruses (Odobenus rosmarus), 149 barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis), 58 kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), and 27 glaucous...
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ftdatacite:10.1594/pangaea.818324 2023-05-15T13:19:53+02:00 Toxoplasma gondii seropositive rates of animals living on Svalbard, supplement to: Prestrud, Kristin Wear; Asbakk, Kjetil; Fuglei, Eva; Mørk, Torill; Stien, Audun; Ropstad, Erik; Tryland, Morten; Gabrielsen, Geir W; Lydersen, Christian; Kovacs, Kit Maureen; Loonen, Maarten J J E; Sagerup, Kjetil; Oksanen, Antti (2007): Serosurvey for Toxoplasma gondii in arctic foxes and possible sources of infection in the high Arctic of Svalbard. Veterinary Parasitology, 150(1-2), 6-12 Prestrud, Kristin Wear Asbakk, Kjetil Fuglei, Eva Mørk, Torill Stien, Audun Ropstad, Erik Tryland, Morten Gabrielsen, Geir W Lydersen, Christian Kovacs, Kit Maureen Loonen, Maarten J J E Sagerup, Kjetil Oksanen, Antti 2007 application/zip https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.818324 https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.818324 en eng PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.09.006 Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode cc-by-3.0 CC-BY Multiple investigations International Polar Year 2007-2008 IPY Collection article Supplementary Collection of Datasets 2007 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.818324 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.09.006 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z Samples (blood or tissue fluid) from 594 arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus), 390 Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus), 361 sibling voles (Microtus rossiaemeridionalis), 17 walruses (Odobenus rosmarus), 149 barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis), 58 kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), and 27 glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) from Svalbard and nearby waters were assayed for antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii using a direct agglutination test. The proportion of seropositive animals was 43% in arctic foxes, 7% in barnacle geese, and 6% (1 of 17) in walruses. There were no seropositive Svalbard reindeer, sibling voles, glaucous gulls, or kittiwakes. The prevalence in the arctic fox was relatively high compared to previous reports from canid populations. There are no wild felids in Svalbard and domestic cats are prohibited, and the absence of antibodies against T gondii among the herbivorous Svalbard reindeer and voles indicates that transmission of the parasite by oocysts is not likely to be an important mechanism in the Svalbard ecosystem. Our results suggest that migratory birds, such as the barnacle goose, may be the most important vectors bringing the parasite to Svalbard. In addition to transmission through infected prey and carrion, the age-seroprevalence profile in the fox population suggests that their infection levels are enhanced by vertical transmission. : Data extracted in the frame of a joint ICSTI/PANGAEA IPY effort, see http://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.150150 Article in Journal/Newspaper Alopex lagopus Arctic Fox Arctic Barnacle goose Branta leucopsis International Polar Year IPY Larus hyperboreus Odobenus rosmarus Rangifer tarandus Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus rissa tridactyla Svalbard svalbard reindeer walrus* DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Arctic Svalbard Prestrud ENVELOPE(-165.117,-165.117,-86.567,-86.567) Stien ENVELOPE(12.536,12.536,65.440,65.440) |
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Multiple investigations International Polar Year 2007-2008 IPY Prestrud, Kristin Wear Asbakk, Kjetil Fuglei, Eva Mørk, Torill Stien, Audun Ropstad, Erik Tryland, Morten Gabrielsen, Geir W Lydersen, Christian Kovacs, Kit Maureen Loonen, Maarten J J E Sagerup, Kjetil Oksanen, Antti Toxoplasma gondii seropositive rates of animals living on Svalbard, supplement to: Prestrud, Kristin Wear; Asbakk, Kjetil; Fuglei, Eva; Mørk, Torill; Stien, Audun; Ropstad, Erik; Tryland, Morten; Gabrielsen, Geir W; Lydersen, Christian; Kovacs, Kit Maureen; Loonen, Maarten J J E; Sagerup, Kjetil; Oksanen, Antti (2007): Serosurvey for Toxoplasma gondii in arctic foxes and possible sources of infection in the high Arctic of Svalbard. Veterinary Parasitology, 150(1-2), 6-12 |
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Samples (blood or tissue fluid) from 594 arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus), 390 Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus), 361 sibling voles (Microtus rossiaemeridionalis), 17 walruses (Odobenus rosmarus), 149 barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis), 58 kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), and 27 glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus) from Svalbard and nearby waters were assayed for antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii using a direct agglutination test. The proportion of seropositive animals was 43% in arctic foxes, 7% in barnacle geese, and 6% (1 of 17) in walruses. There were no seropositive Svalbard reindeer, sibling voles, glaucous gulls, or kittiwakes. The prevalence in the arctic fox was relatively high compared to previous reports from canid populations. There are no wild felids in Svalbard and domestic cats are prohibited, and the absence of antibodies against T gondii among the herbivorous Svalbard reindeer and voles indicates that transmission of the parasite by oocysts is not likely to be an important mechanism in the Svalbard ecosystem. Our results suggest that migratory birds, such as the barnacle goose, may be the most important vectors bringing the parasite to Svalbard. In addition to transmission through infected prey and carrion, the age-seroprevalence profile in the fox population suggests that their infection levels are enhanced by vertical transmission. : Data extracted in the frame of a joint ICSTI/PANGAEA IPY effort, see http://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.150150 |
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Prestrud, Kristin Wear Asbakk, Kjetil Fuglei, Eva Mørk, Torill Stien, Audun Ropstad, Erik Tryland, Morten Gabrielsen, Geir W Lydersen, Christian Kovacs, Kit Maureen Loonen, Maarten J J E Sagerup, Kjetil Oksanen, Antti |
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Prestrud, Kristin Wear Asbakk, Kjetil Fuglei, Eva Mørk, Torill Stien, Audun Ropstad, Erik Tryland, Morten Gabrielsen, Geir W Lydersen, Christian Kovacs, Kit Maureen Loonen, Maarten J J E Sagerup, Kjetil Oksanen, Antti |
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Toxoplasma gondii seropositive rates of animals living on Svalbard, supplement to: Prestrud, Kristin Wear; Asbakk, Kjetil; Fuglei, Eva; Mørk, Torill; Stien, Audun; Ropstad, Erik; Tryland, Morten; Gabrielsen, Geir W; Lydersen, Christian; Kovacs, Kit Maureen; Loonen, Maarten J J E; Sagerup, Kjetil; Oksanen, Antti (2007): Serosurvey for Toxoplasma gondii in arctic foxes and possible sources of infection in the high Arctic of Svalbard. Veterinary Parasitology, 150(1-2), 6-12 |
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Toxoplasma gondii seropositive rates of animals living on Svalbard, supplement to: Prestrud, Kristin Wear; Asbakk, Kjetil; Fuglei, Eva; Mørk, Torill; Stien, Audun; Ropstad, Erik; Tryland, Morten; Gabrielsen, Geir W; Lydersen, Christian; Kovacs, Kit Maureen; Loonen, Maarten J J E; Sagerup, Kjetil; Oksanen, Antti (2007): Serosurvey for Toxoplasma gondii in arctic foxes and possible sources of infection in the high Arctic of Svalbard. Veterinary Parasitology, 150(1-2), 6-12 |
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Toxoplasma gondii seropositive rates of animals living on Svalbard, supplement to: Prestrud, Kristin Wear; Asbakk, Kjetil; Fuglei, Eva; Mørk, Torill; Stien, Audun; Ropstad, Erik; Tryland, Morten; Gabrielsen, Geir W; Lydersen, Christian; Kovacs, Kit Maureen; Loonen, Maarten J J E; Sagerup, Kjetil; Oksanen, Antti (2007): Serosurvey for Toxoplasma gondii in arctic foxes and possible sources of infection in the high Arctic of Svalbard. Veterinary Parasitology, 150(1-2), 6-12 |
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Toxoplasma gondii seropositive rates of animals living on Svalbard, supplement to: Prestrud, Kristin Wear; Asbakk, Kjetil; Fuglei, Eva; Mørk, Torill; Stien, Audun; Ropstad, Erik; Tryland, Morten; Gabrielsen, Geir W; Lydersen, Christian; Kovacs, Kit Maureen; Loonen, Maarten J J E; Sagerup, Kjetil; Oksanen, Antti (2007): Serosurvey for Toxoplasma gondii in arctic foxes and possible sources of infection in the high Arctic of Svalbard. Veterinary Parasitology, 150(1-2), 6-12 |
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Toxoplasma gondii seropositive rates of animals living on Svalbard, supplement to: Prestrud, Kristin Wear; Asbakk, Kjetil; Fuglei, Eva; Mørk, Torill; Stien, Audun; Ropstad, Erik; Tryland, Morten; Gabrielsen, Geir W; Lydersen, Christian; Kovacs, Kit Maureen; Loonen, Maarten J J E; Sagerup, Kjetil; Oksanen, Antti (2007): Serosurvey for Toxoplasma gondii in arctic foxes and possible sources of infection in the high Arctic of Svalbard. Veterinary Parasitology, 150(1-2), 6-12 |
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toxoplasma gondii seropositive rates of animals living on svalbard, supplement to: prestrud, kristin wear; asbakk, kjetil; fuglei, eva; mørk, torill; stien, audun; ropstad, erik; tryland, morten; gabrielsen, geir w; lydersen, christian; kovacs, kit maureen; loonen, maarten j j e; sagerup, kjetil; oksanen, antti (2007): serosurvey for toxoplasma gondii in arctic foxes and possible sources of infection in the high arctic of svalbard. veterinary parasitology, 150(1-2), 6-12 |
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