Pathogen Exposure in White Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Svalbard, Norway

• Published in: Pathogens
• Main Authors: Ingebjørg H. Nymo, Ursula Siebert, Christine Baechlein, Alexander Postel, Eva M. Breines, Christian Lydersen, Kit M. Kovacs, Morten Tryland
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; beluga; Brucella; climate; influenza A virus; morbillivirus; Toxoplasma; zoonosis; Svalbard; Norway; Van Mijenfjorden; Beluga; Beluga*; Climate change; Delphinapterus leucas; White whale
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12010058

The Svalbard white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) population is one of the smallest in the world, making it particularly vulnerable to challenges such as climate change and pathogens. In this study, serum samples from live captured (2001–2016) white whales from this region were investigated for influ...