Browsing by Author "Åsbakk, Kjetil"
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Correlation between number of human cases of myiasis caused by the reindeer warble fly (Hypoderma tarandi) and weather conditions during summer in northern Scandinavia
Åsbakk, Kjetil; Landehag, Jörgen; Skogen, Andreas; Nilssen, Arne C. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-19)The reindeer warble fly (<i>Hypoderma tarandi</i>) causes myiasis in reindeer and caribou (<i>Rangifer tarandus and subspecies</i>) and aberrant hosts such as humans. Of 22 human cases reported 1982–2016, 16 were children and 18 were residents in or visited northern parts of Norway or Sweden. Of a series of 39 new human cases in Norway 2011–2016 (reported 2017), 32 were children, 32 were resident ... -
Human myiasis caused by the reindeer warble fly, Hypoderma tarandi, case series from Norway, 2011 to 2016
Landehag, Jörgen; Skogen, Andreas; Åsbakk, Kjetil; Kan, Boris (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-07)Hypoderma tarandi causes myiasis in reindeer and caribou ( Rangifer tarandus spp.) in most northern hemisphere regions where these animals live. We report a series of 39 human myiasis cases caused by H. tarandi in Norway from 2011 to 2016. Thirty-two were residents of Finnmark, the northernmost county of Norway, one a visitor to Finnmark, and six lived in other counties of Norway where reindeer live. ... -
Inkoo and Sindbis viruses in blood sucking insects, and a serological study for Inkoo virus in semi-domesticated Eurasian tundra reindeer in Norway
Shakya, Ruchika; Tryland, Morten; Vikse, Rose; Romano, Javier Sánchez; Åsbakk, Kjetil; Nymo, Ingebjørg Helena; Mehl, Reidar Arne; Evander, Magnus; Ahlm, Clas; Vapalahti, Olli; Lwande, Olivia Wesula; Putkuri, Niina; Johansen, Wenche; Soleng, Arnulf; Edgar, Kristin Skarsfjord; Andreassen, Åshild Kristine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-03)Background: Mosquito-borne viruses pose a serious threat to humans worldwide. There has been an upsurge in the number of mosquito-borne viruses in Europe, mostly belonging to the families Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus (Sindbis, Chikungunya), Flaviviridae (West Nile, Usutu, Dengue), and Peribunyaviridae, genus Orthobunyavirus, California serogroup (Inkoo, Batai, Tahyna). The principal focus of this ... -
The relative plasma availabilities of ivermectin in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) following subcutaneous and two different oral formulation applications
Oksanen, Antti; Åsbakk, Kjetil; Raekallio, Marja; Nieminen, Mauri (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014) -
Treatment of reindeer with ivermectin. Effect on dung insect fauna.
Nilssen, Arne C.; Åsbakk, Kjetil; Oksanen, Antti; Haugerud, Rolf E.; Hemmingsen, Willy (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 1999)