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    • Entrance and survival of Brucella pinnipedialis hooded seal strain in human macrophages and epithelial cells 

      Larsen, Anett Kristin; Nymo, Ingebjørg Helena; Briquemont, Benjamin; Sørensen, Karen Kristine; Godfroid, Jacques (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Marine mammal Brucella spp. have been isolated from pinnipeds (B. pinnipedialis) and cetaceans (B. ceti) from around the world. Although the zoonotic potential of marine mammal brucellae is largely unknown, reports of human disease exist. There are few studies of the mechanisms of bacterial intracellular invasion and multiplication involving the marine mammal Brucella spp. We examined the infective ...
    • A Screening for Virus Infections in Eight Herds of Semi-domesticated Eurasian Tundra Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Norway, 2013–2018 

      Tryland, Morten; Sanchez Romano, Javier; Nymo, Ingebjørg Helena; Breines, Eva Marie; Murguzur, Francisco Javier Ancin; Kjenstad, Ole Christian; Li, Hong; Cunha, Cristina W. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-12)
      Background: Previous serological screenings have indicated that Eurasian semi-domesticated tundra reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Finnmark, Northern Norway, are exposed to alphaherpesvirus, gammaherpesvirus and pestivirus. Alphaherpesvirus (i.e., Cervid herpesvirus 2; CvHV2) has been identified as the transmissible component of infectious keratoconjunctivitis (IKC). Limited knowledge exists ...