Rates of seropositivity for Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in polar bears and marine mammals around Svalbard
Little is known about the prevalence of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii in the arctic marine food chain of Svalbard, Norway. In this study, plasma samples were analyzed for T. gondii antibodies using a direct agglutination test. Antibody prevalence was 45.6% among polar bears (Ursus maritimus), 18.7%...
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Language: | English |
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PANGAEA
2010
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Online Access: | https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.811596 https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.811596 |