The annual, temporal and spatial pattern of Setaria tundra outbreaks in Finnish reindeer: a mechanistic transmission model approach

Abstract Background In northern Finland (Lapland), reindeer are reared as semi-domesticated animals. The region has a short summer season of 2–3 months, yet reindeer are infected with the mosquito-borne filarioid parasite Setaria tundra. The infection causes peritonitis and perihepatitis, which caus...

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Published in:Parasites & Vectors
Main Authors: Najmul Haider, Sauli Laaksonen, Lene Jung Kjær, Antti Oksanen, Rene Bødker
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018
Subjects:
Setaria tundra
Spatio-temporal distribution
Disease outbreak
Reindeer
Finland
Microclimatic temperature
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Sodankylä
Slaughter
Kuusamo
Northern Finland
Tundra
Lapland
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-3159-z
https://doaj.org/article/1f99fee5a5c24ba69a94297b3a491e2b

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