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dc.contributor.authorSonne, Christian
dc.contributor.authorAndersen-Ranberg, Emilie
dc.contributor.authorRajala, Elisabeth
dc.contributor.authorAgerholm, Jørgen S.
dc.contributor.authorBonefeld-Jørgensen, Eva
dc.contributor.authorDesforges, Jean-Pierre
dc.contributor.authorEulaers, Igor
dc.contributor.authorGustavson, Kim
dc.contributor.authorJenssen, Bjørn Munro
dc.contributor.authorKoch, Anders
dc.contributor.authorRosing-Asvid, Aqqalu
dc.contributor.authorSchmidt, Nils Martin
dc.contributor.authorGrøndahl, Carsten
dc.contributor.authorMosbacher, Jesper Bruun
dc.contributor.authorSiebert, Ursula
dc.contributor.authorTryland, Morten
dc.contributor.authorMulvad, Gert
dc.contributor.authorBorn, Erik W
dc.contributor.authorLaidre, Kristin
dc.contributor.authorWiig, Øystein
dc.contributor.authorDietz, Rune
dc.contributor.authorMagnusson, Ulf
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-22T20:59:32Z
dc.date.available2019-10-22T20:59:32Z
dc.date.issued2018-03-19
dc.description.abstractZoonotic 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 <i>Brucella</i> 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 (<i>Ursus maritimus</i>) (<i>n</i> = 96) and North East Greenland muskoxen (<i>Ovibos moschatus</i>) (<i>n</i> = 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 <i>Brucella</i> 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 <i>Brucella</i> spp. antibodies found in polar bears were due to either prey spill over or true recurrent <i>Brucella</i> spp. infections is unknown. Our results therefore highlight the importance of further research into the zoonotic aspects of <i>Brucella</i> spp. infections, and the impact on wildlife and human health in the Arctic region.en_US
dc.descriptionThis is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in <i>Polar Biology</i>. The final authenticated version is available online at: <a href=https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4>https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSonne, C., Andersen-Ranberg, E., Rajala, E.L., Agerholm, J.S., Bonefeld-Jørgensen, E., Desforges, J.P., ... Magnusson, U. (2018). Prevalence of antibodies against <i>Brucella</i> spp. in West Greenland polar bears (<i>Ursus maritimus</i>) and East Greenland muskoxen (<i>Ovibos moschatus</i>). <i>Polar Biology, 41</i>(9), 1671-1680. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1574223
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00300-018-2307-4
dc.identifier.issn0722-4060
dc.identifier.issn1432-2056
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/16456
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.journalPolar Biology
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økologi: 488en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Clinical veterinary science disciplines: 950en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900::Klinisk veterinærmedisinske fag: 950en_US
dc.subjectArcticen_US
dc.subjectHumansen_US
dc.subjectOne healthen_US
dc.subjectZoonosisen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and East Greenland muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus)en_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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