Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in ringed seals (Pusa hispida) from the Canadian Arctic

• Main Authors: Simon, A, Chambellant, M, Ward, B J, Simard, Martin, Proulx, J F, Levesque, B, Bigras-Poulin, M, Rousseau, A N, Ogden, N H
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2011
• Subjects: International Polar Year (2007-2008); IPY; Arctic; International Polar Year; inuit; Pusa hispida
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.837021; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.837021

Toxoplasmosis is a significant public health threat for Inuit in the Canadian Arctic. This study aimed to investigate arctic seals as a possible food-borne source of infection. Blood samples collected from 828 seals in 7 Canadian Arctic communities from 1999 to 2006 were tested for Toxoplasma gondii...