Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and East Greenland muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus)
Zoonotic infections transmitted from terrestrial and marine mammals to humans in European Arctic are of unknown significance, despite considerable potential for transmission due to local hunt and a rapidly changing environment. As an example, infection with Brucella bacteria may have significant imp...
Published in: | Polar Biology |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Springer
2018
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2591239 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4 |
id |
ftntnutrondheimi:oai:ntnuopen.ntnu.no:11250/2591239 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftntnutrondheimi:oai:ntnuopen.ntnu.no:11250/2591239 2023-05-15T14:55:50+02:00 Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and East Greenland muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) Sonne, Christian Andersen-Ranberg, Emilie Rajala, Elisabeth Agerholm, Jørgen S. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva Desforges, Jean-Pierre Eulaers, Igor Gustavson, Kim Jenssen, Bjørn Munro Koch, Anders Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu Schmidt, Nils Martin Grøndahl, Carsten Mosbacher, Jesper Bruun Siebert, Ursula Tryland, Morten Mulvad, Gert Born, Erik W Laidre, Kristin Wiig, Øystein Dietz, Rune Magnusson, Ulf 2018 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2591239 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4 eng eng Springer Nordisk ministerråd: ZORRO Polar Biology. 2018, 41 (9), 1671-1680. urn:issn:0722-4060 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2591239 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4 cristin:1574223 1671-1680 41 Polar Biology 9 Journal article Peer reviewed 2018 ftntnutrondheimi https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4 2019-09-17T06:54:54Z Zoonotic infections transmitted from terrestrial and marine mammals to humans in European Arctic are of unknown significance, despite considerable potential for transmission due to local hunt and a rapidly changing environment. As an example, infection with Brucella bacteria may have significant impact on human health due to consumption of raw meat or otherwise contact with tissues and fluids of infected game species such as muskoxen and polar bears. Here, we present serological results for Baffin Bay polar bears (Ursus maritimus) (n = 96) and North East Greenland muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) (n = 32) for antibodies against Brucella spp. The analysis was a two-step trial initially using the Rose Bengal Test (RBT), followed by confirmative competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays of RBT-positive samples. No muskoxen had antibodies against Brucella spp., while antibodies were detected in six polar bears (6.25%) rendering a seroprevalence in line with previous findings in other Arctic regions. Seropositivity was not related to sex, age or biometrics i.e. size and body condition. Whether Brucella spp. antibodies found in polar bears were due to either prey spill over or true recurrent Brucella spp. infections is unknown. Our results therefore highlight the importance of further research into the zoonotic aspects of Brucella spp. infections, and the impact on wildlife and human health in the Arctic region. Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and East Greenland muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) acceptedVersion © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2018. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Polar Biology. Locked until 19 March 2019 due to copyright restrictions. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin East Greenland Greenland Human health ovibos moschatus Polar Biology Ursus maritimus NTNU Open Archive (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) Arctic Baffin Bay Greenland Polar Biology 41 9 1671 1680 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
NTNU Open Archive (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) |
op_collection_id |
ftntnutrondheimi |
language |
English |
description |
Zoonotic infections transmitted from terrestrial and marine mammals to humans in European Arctic are of unknown significance, despite considerable potential for transmission due to local hunt and a rapidly changing environment. As an example, infection with Brucella bacteria may have significant impact on human health due to consumption of raw meat or otherwise contact with tissues and fluids of infected game species such as muskoxen and polar bears. Here, we present serological results for Baffin Bay polar bears (Ursus maritimus) (n = 96) and North East Greenland muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) (n = 32) for antibodies against Brucella spp. The analysis was a two-step trial initially using the Rose Bengal Test (RBT), followed by confirmative competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays of RBT-positive samples. No muskoxen had antibodies against Brucella spp., while antibodies were detected in six polar bears (6.25%) rendering a seroprevalence in line with previous findings in other Arctic regions. Seropositivity was not related to sex, age or biometrics i.e. size and body condition. Whether Brucella spp. antibodies found in polar bears were due to either prey spill over or true recurrent Brucella spp. infections is unknown. Our results therefore highlight the importance of further research into the zoonotic aspects of Brucella spp. infections, and the impact on wildlife and human health in the Arctic region. Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and East Greenland muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) acceptedVersion © Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2018. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Polar Biology. Locked until 19 March 2019 due to copyright restrictions. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Sonne, Christian Andersen-Ranberg, Emilie Rajala, Elisabeth Agerholm, Jørgen S. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva Desforges, Jean-Pierre Eulaers, Igor Gustavson, Kim Jenssen, Bjørn Munro Koch, Anders Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu Schmidt, Nils Martin Grøndahl, Carsten Mosbacher, Jesper Bruun Siebert, Ursula Tryland, Morten Mulvad, Gert Born, Erik W Laidre, Kristin Wiig, Øystein Dietz, Rune Magnusson, Ulf |
spellingShingle |
Sonne, Christian Andersen-Ranberg, Emilie Rajala, Elisabeth Agerholm, Jørgen S. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva Desforges, Jean-Pierre Eulaers, Igor Gustavson, Kim Jenssen, Bjørn Munro Koch, Anders Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu Schmidt, Nils Martin Grøndahl, Carsten Mosbacher, Jesper Bruun Siebert, Ursula Tryland, Morten Mulvad, Gert Born, Erik W Laidre, Kristin Wiig, Øystein Dietz, Rune Magnusson, Ulf Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and East Greenland muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) |
author_facet |
Sonne, Christian Andersen-Ranberg, Emilie Rajala, Elisabeth Agerholm, Jørgen S. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva Desforges, Jean-Pierre Eulaers, Igor Gustavson, Kim Jenssen, Bjørn Munro Koch, Anders Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu Schmidt, Nils Martin Grøndahl, Carsten Mosbacher, Jesper Bruun Siebert, Ursula Tryland, Morten Mulvad, Gert Born, Erik W Laidre, Kristin Wiig, Øystein Dietz, Rune Magnusson, Ulf |
author_sort |
Sonne, Christian |
title |
Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and East Greenland muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) |
title_short |
Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and East Greenland muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) |
title_full |
Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and East Greenland muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) |
title_fullStr |
Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and East Greenland muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) |
title_full_unstemmed |
Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and East Greenland muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) |
title_sort |
prevalence of antibodies against brucella spp. in west greenland polar bears (ursus maritimus) and east greenland muskoxen (ovibos moschatus) |
publisher |
Springer |
publishDate |
2018 |
url |
http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2591239 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4 |
geographic |
Arctic Baffin Bay Greenland |
geographic_facet |
Arctic Baffin Bay Greenland |
genre |
Arctic Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin East Greenland Greenland Human health ovibos moschatus Polar Biology Ursus maritimus |
genre_facet |
Arctic Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin East Greenland Greenland Human health ovibos moschatus Polar Biology Ursus maritimus |
op_source |
1671-1680 41 Polar Biology 9 |
op_relation |
Nordisk ministerråd: ZORRO Polar Biology. 2018, 41 (9), 1671-1680. urn:issn:0722-4060 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2591239 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4 cristin:1574223 |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4 |
container_title |
Polar Biology |
container_volume |
41 |
container_issue |
9 |
container_start_page |
1671 |
op_container_end_page |
1680 |
_version_ |
1766327847290404864 |