• Screening of Eurasian Tundra Reindeer for Viral Sequences by Next-Generation Sequencing 

      Sanchez Romano, Javier; Omazic, Anna; Leijon, Mikael; Hagström, Åsa; Tryland, Morten; Kantanen, Juha; Reilas, Tiina; Rockström, Ulrika; Fedorov, Valery; Albihn, Ann (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-06-18)
      Reindeer husbandry is essential for the livelihood and culture of indigenous people in the Arctic. Parts of the herding areas are also used as pastures for farm animals, facilitating potential transmission of viruses between species. Following the Covid-19 pandemic, viruses circulating in the wild are receiving increased attention, since they might pose a potential threat to human health. Climate ...
    • Seroprevalence of pestivirus in Eurasian tundra reindeer in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Russian Federation 

      Omazic, Anna; Aurosell, Caroline; Fedorov, Valery; Hagström, Åsa; Kantanen, Juha; Leijon, Mikael; Mørk, Torill; Nordtun, Christine S.; Nymo, Ingebjørg Helena; Þórisson, Skarphéðinn G.; Reilas, Tiina; Rockström, Urlika; Sanchez Romano, Javier; Thorarinsdóttir, Rán; Wensman, Jonas Johansson; Albihn, Ann (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-29)
      Reindeer herding is of great importance for the indigenous people of the Fennoscandia peninsula and northern Russia. There are also free-ranging feral populations of reindeer in Finland, Iceland, Norway and Russian Federation. The genus Pestivirus contains several viral species that infect ungulates and often show capacity to transmit between different host species. Sera from 520 Eurasian tundra ...