Detection of anti-brucella antibodies in Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) from cape Shirref, Antarctica

• Published in: Archivos de medicina veterinaria
• Main Authors: BLANK, O., RETAMAL, P., ABALOS, P., TORRES, D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Archivos de Medicina Veterinaria 2002
• Subjects: Anticuerpos anti-Brucella; Phocidae; foca de Weddell; Antártica; Anti-Brucella antibodies; Weddell Seal; Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Fur Seal; Arctocephalus gazella; Livingston Island; South Shetland Islands; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: http://revistas.uach.cl/index.php/amv/article/view/4674; https://doi.org/10.4067/S0301-732X2002000100013

After the finding of anti-Brucellaantibodies in samples of Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella), the serological study on Antarctic Pinniped was continued in order to determine the presence of anti-Brucellaantibodies in other species. Blood and extra vascular fluid samples were taken from 12 W...