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dc.contributor.authorSanchez Romano, Javier
dc.contributor.authorOmazic, Anna
dc.contributor.authorLeijon, Mikael
dc.contributor.authorHagström, Åsa
dc.contributor.authorTryland, Morten
dc.contributor.authorKantanen, Juha
dc.contributor.authorReilas, Tiina
dc.contributor.authorRockström, Ulrika
dc.contributor.authorFedorov, Valery
dc.contributor.authorAlbihn, Ann
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-02T13:50:47Z
dc.date.available2021-07-02T13:50:47Z
dc.date.issued2021-06-18
dc.description.abstractReindeer 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 change will influence the prevalence of infectious diseases of both humans and animals. The aim of this study was to detect known and previously unknown viruses in Eurasian tundra reindeer. In total, 623 nasal and 477 rectal swab samples were collected from reindeer herds in Fennoscandia, Iceland, and Eastern Russia during 2016–2019. Next-generation sequencing analysis and BLAST-homology searches indicated the presence of viruses of domesticated and wild animals, such as bovine viral diarrhea virus, bovine papillomavirus, alcephaline herpesvirus 1 and 2, deer mastadenovirus B, bovine rotavirus, and roe deer picobirnavirus. Several viral species previously found in reindeer and some novel species were detected, although the clinical relevance of these viruses in reindeer is largely unknown. These results indicate that it should be possible to find emerging viruses of relevance for both human and animal health using reindeer as a sentinel species.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSanchez Romano, Omazic, Leijon, Hagström, Tryland, Kantanen, Reilas, Rockström, Fedorov, Albihn. Screening of Eurasian Tundra Reindeer for Viral Sequences by Next-Generation Sequencing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). 2021;18(12)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1916745
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph18126561
dc.identifier.issn1661-7827
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/21705
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.journalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)
dc.relation.projectIDFramsenteret: 362256en_US
dc.relation.projectIDNordforsk: 76413en_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectReinsdyr / Reindeeren_US
dc.subjectVirologi / Virologyen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480en_US
dc.titleScreening of Eurasian Tundra Reindeer for Viral Sequences by Next-Generation Sequencingen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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