Serologic Evidence of Brucella Spp. Exposure in Atlantic Walruses (Odobenus Rosmarus Rosmarus) and Ringed Seals (Phoca Hispida) of Arctic Canada

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Nielsen, Ole, Nielsen, Klaus, Stewart, Robert E.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1996
• Subjects: walrus; Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus; ringed seal; Phoca hispida; Brucella; brucellosis; competitive ELISA; tube agglutination test; morse; phoque annelé; brucellose; ÉLISA par compétition; épreuve d’agglutination en tube; Arctic; Canada; Foxe Basin; Morse; Phoques; Alopex lagopus; Arctic Fox; Odobenus rosmarus; walrus*
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64269

The first presumptive evidence of Brucella infection in marine mammals of Arctic Canada is reported. Blood samples were collected from 248 ringed seals (Phoca hispida) and 59 Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) from eight locations in the Canadian Arctic between 1987 and 1994. A competitive...