• Brucella antibodies in alaskan true seals and eared seals — two different stories 

      Nymo, Ingebjørg H.; Rødven, Rolf; Beckmen, Kimberlee; Larsen, Anett K.; Tryland, Morten; Quakenbush, Lori; Godfroid, Jacques (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-31)
      Brucella pinnipedialis was first isolated from true seals in 1994 and from eared seals in 2008. Although few pathological findings have been associated with infection in true seals, reproductive pathology including abortions, and the isolation of the zoonotic strain type 27 have been documented in eared seals. <br> In this study, a Brucella enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the Rose ...
    • Serological screening for tick-borne encephalitis virus in eight Norwegian herds of semi-domesticated reindeer 

      Lamsal, Alaka; Tryland, Morten; Paulsen, Katrine M.; Romano, Javier Sánchez; Nymo, Ingebjørg H.; Stiasny, Karin; Soleng, Arnulf; Vikse, Rose; Andreassen, Åshild Kristine (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-06-01)
      Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is found in Ixodes ricinus ticks throughout the area where viable tick populations exist. In Norway, TBEV is found in I. ricinus from the south coast until Brønnøy municipality in Nordland County and the range of the vector is expanding due to changes in climate, vegetation, host animals and environmental conditions. TBEV might thus have the potential to establish ...