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dc.contributor.authorNymo, Ingebjørg Helena
dc.contributor.authorSiebert, Ursula
dc.contributor.authorBaechlein, Christine
dc.contributor.authorPostel, Alexander
dc.contributor.authorBreines, Eva Marie
dc.contributor.authorLydersen, Christian
dc.contributor.authorKovacs, Kit M.
dc.contributor.authorTryland, Morten
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-29T07:28:18Z
dc.date.available2023-08-29T07:28:18Z
dc.date.issued2022-12-29
dc.description.abstractThe Svalbard white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) population is one of the smallest in the world, making it particularly vulnerable to challenges such as climate change and pathogens. In this study, serum samples from live captured (2001-2016) white whales from this region were investigated for influenza A virus (IAV) antibodies (Abs) (n = 27) and RNA (n = 25); morbillivirus (MV) Abs (n = 3) and RNA (n = 25); Brucella spp. Abs; and Toxoplasma gondii Abs (n = 27). IAV Abs were found in a single adult male that was captured in Van Mijenfjorden in 2001, although no IAV RNA was detected. Brucella spp. Abs were found in 59% of the sample group (16/27). All MV and T. gondii results were negative. The results show that Svalbard white whales have been exposed to IAV and Brucella spp., although evidence of disease is lacking. However, dramatic changes in climate and marine ecosystems are taking place in the Arctic, so surveillance of health parameters, including pathogens, is critical for tracking changes in the status of this vulnerable population.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNymo, Siebert, Baechlein, Postel, Breines, Lydersen, Kovacs, Tryland. Pathogen Exposure in White Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Svalbard, Norway. Pathogens. 2023;12(1)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2124459
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/pathogens12010058
dc.identifier.issn2076-0817
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/30489
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.journalPathogens
dc.relation.projectIDNorges forskningsråd: 2444488en_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titlePathogen Exposure in White Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Svalbard, Norwayen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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