Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and East Greenland muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus)
This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Polar Biology . The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4 . Zoonotic infections transmitted from terrestrial and marine mammals to humans in European Arctic are of unkn...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/16456 2023-05-15T14:53:05+02:00 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 Agerholm, Jørgen S. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva Desforges, Jean-Pierre Eulaers, Igor Gustavson, Kim Jenssen, Bjørn Munro Koch, Anders Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu Schmidt, Nils Martin Grøndahl, Carsten Mosbacher, Jesper Bruun Siebert, Ursula Tryland, Morten Mulvad, Gert Born, Erik W Laidre, Kristin Wiig, Øystein Dietz, Rune Magnusson, Ulf 2018-03-19 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/16456 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4 eng eng Springer Polar Biology Sonne, C., Andersen-Ranberg, E., Rajala, E.L., Agerholm, J.S., Bonefeld-Jørgensen, E., Desforges, J.P., . Magnusson, U. (2018). Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears ( Ursus maritimus ) and East Greenland muskoxen ( Ovibos moschatus ). Polar Biology, 41 (9), 1671-1680. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4 FRIDAID 1574223 doi:10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4 0722-4060 1432-2056 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/16456 openAccess VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488 VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økologi: 488 VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Clinical veterinary science disciplines: 950 VDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900::Klinisk veterinærmedisinske fag: 950 Arctic Humans One health Zoonosis Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed 2018 ftunivtroemsoe https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4 2021-06-25T17:56:26Z This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Polar Biology . The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4 . 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 University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Arctic Baffin Bay Greenland Polar Biology 41 9 1671 1680 |
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This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Polar Biology . The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4 . 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 Agerholm, Jørgen S. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva Desforges, Jean-Pierre Eulaers, Igor Gustavson, Kim Jenssen, Bjørn Munro Koch, Anders Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu Schmidt, Nils Martin Grøndahl, Carsten Mosbacher, Jesper Bruun 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 Agerholm, Jørgen S. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva Desforges, Jean-Pierre Eulaers, Igor Gustavson, Kim Jenssen, Bjørn Munro Koch, Anders Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu Schmidt, Nils Martin Grøndahl, Carsten Mosbacher, Jesper Bruun 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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