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...
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ftuniaarhuspubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/e7a9973e-7207-4086-9c55-0f8daec22f36 2024-02-11T10:00:31+01:00 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 L. Agerholm, Jørgen S. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva Desforges, Jean-Pierre Eulaers, Igor Gustavson, Kim Jenssen, Bjørn M. Koch, Anders Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu Schmidt, Niels Martin Grøndahl, Carsten Mosbacher, Jesper B. Siebert, Ursula Tryland, Morten Mulvad, Gert Born, Erik W. Laidre, Kristin Wiig, Øystein Dietz, Rune Magnusson, Ulf 2018 https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/e7a9973e-7207-4086-9c55-0f8daec22f36 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4 eng eng https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/e7a9973e-7207-4086-9c55-0f8daec22f36 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Sonne , C , Andersen-Ranberg , E , Rajala , E L , Agerholm , J S , Bonefeld-Jørgensen , E , Desforges , J-P , Eulaers , I , Gustavson , K , Jenssen , B M , Koch , A , Rosing-Asvid , A , Schmidt , N M , Grøndahl , C , Mosbacher , J B , Siebert , U , Tryland , M , Mulvad , G , Born , E W , Laidre , K , Wiig , Ø , Dietz , R & Magnusson , U 2018 , ' Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears ( Ursus maritimus ) and East Greenland muskoxen ( Ovibos moschatus ) ' , Polar Biology , vol. 41 , no. 9 , pp. 1671-1680 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4 Arctic Humans One health Zoonosis article 2018 ftuniaarhuspubl https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4 2024-01-17T23:59:53Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin East Greenland Greenland Human health ovibos moschatus Polar Biology Ursus maritimus Aarhus University: Research Arctic Baffin Bay Greenland Polar Biology 41 9 1671 1680 |
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Arctic Humans One health Zoonosis Sonne, Christian Andersen-Ranberg, Emilie Rajala, Elisabeth L. Agerholm, Jørgen S. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva Desforges, Jean-Pierre Eulaers, Igor Gustavson, Kim Jenssen, Bjørn M. Koch, Anders Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu Schmidt, Niels Martin Grøndahl, Carsten Mosbacher, Jesper B. 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 ) |
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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. |
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Sonne, Christian Andersen-Ranberg, Emilie Rajala, Elisabeth L. Agerholm, Jørgen S. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva Desforges, Jean-Pierre Eulaers, Igor Gustavson, Kim Jenssen, Bjørn M. Koch, Anders Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu Schmidt, Niels Martin Grøndahl, Carsten Mosbacher, Jesper B. Siebert, Ursula Tryland, Morten Mulvad, Gert Born, Erik W. Laidre, Kristin Wiig, Øystein Dietz, Rune Magnusson, Ulf |
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Sonne, Christian Andersen-Ranberg, Emilie Rajala, Elisabeth L. Agerholm, Jørgen S. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva Desforges, Jean-Pierre Eulaers, Igor Gustavson, Kim Jenssen, Bjørn M. Koch, Anders Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu Schmidt, Niels Martin Grøndahl, Carsten Mosbacher, Jesper B. Siebert, Ursula Tryland, Morten Mulvad, Gert Born, Erik W. Laidre, Kristin Wiig, Øystein Dietz, Rune Magnusson, Ulf |
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Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears ( Ursus maritimus ) and East Greenland muskoxen ( Ovibos moschatus ) |
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Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears ( Ursus maritimus ) and East Greenland muskoxen ( Ovibos moschatus ) |
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Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears ( Ursus maritimus ) and East Greenland muskoxen ( Ovibos moschatus ) |
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Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears ( Ursus maritimus ) and East Greenland muskoxen ( Ovibos moschatus ) |
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Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears ( Ursus maritimus ) and East Greenland muskoxen ( Ovibos moschatus ) |
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prevalence of antibodies against brucella spp. in west greenland polar bears ( ursus maritimus ) and east greenland muskoxen ( ovibos moschatus ) |
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Sonne , C , Andersen-Ranberg , E , Rajala , E L , Agerholm , J S , Bonefeld-Jørgensen , E , Desforges , J-P , Eulaers , I , Gustavson , K , Jenssen , B M , Koch , A , Rosing-Asvid , A , Schmidt , N M , Grøndahl , C , Mosbacher , J B , Siebert , U , Tryland , M , Mulvad , G , Born , E W , Laidre , K , Wiig , Ø , Dietz , R & Magnusson , U 2018 , ' Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears ( Ursus maritimus ) and East Greenland muskoxen ( Ovibos moschatus ) ' , Polar Biology , vol. 41 , no. 9 , pp. 1671-1680 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4 |
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