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ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2021

Zoonotic pathogens in wild muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) and domestic sheep (Ovis aries) from Greenland.

Rebecca P K D Berg, C Rune Stensvold, Pikka Jokelainen, Anna K Grønlund, Henrik V Nielsen, Susan Kutz, Christian M O Kapel

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Article in Veterinary medicine and science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Rebecca P K D BergDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-7132-4086
C Rune StensvoldDepartment of Bacteria, Parasites & Fungi, Infectious Disease Preparedness, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-1417-7048
Pikka JokelainenDepartment of Bacteria, Parasites & Fungi, Infectious Disease Preparedness, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-3035-5094
Anna K GrønlundDepartment of Bacteria, Parasites & Fungi, Infectious Disease Preparedness, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Henrik V NielsenDepartment of Bacteria, Parasites & Fungi, Infectious Disease Preparedness, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-6773-1874
Susan KutzDepartment of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Canada.
Christian M O KapelDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Statens Serum Institut · DKUniversity of Copenhagen · DKUniversity of Calgary · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of zoonotic pathogens Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp., Toxoplasma gondii and Erysipelothrix in muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) and sheep (Ovis aries) from Greenland. In 2017 and 2018, faecal samples were collected from wild muskoxen from three distinct populations (Zackenberg, Kangerlussuaq, and Ivittuut) and from domestic sheep from southwest Greenland. Blood samples were collected from muskoxen from Kangerlussuaq and Ivittuut and from sheep. Faecal samples were tested for specific DNA of G. duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp., and blood samples were tested for antibodies against T. gondii and Erysipelothrix. The estimated prevalence of G. duodenalis was 0% (0/58), 17% (7/41) and 0% (0/55) in muskoxen from Zackenberg, Kangerlussuaq and Ivittuut, respectively, and 37% (16/43) in sheep. The estimated prevalence of Cryptosporidium was 0% (0/58), 2% (1/41), 7% (4/55) in muskoxen from Zackenberg, Kangerlussuaq, Ivittuut, respectively, and 2% (1/43) in sheep. Neither Giardia nor Cryptosporidium were detected in winter samples (0/78). Of the positive samples, Giardia from one muskox sample only was successfully typed as G. duodenalis assemblage A, and Cryptosporidium from two muskoxen was successfully typed as C. parvum, subtype IIdA20G1e. The estimated T. gondii seroprevalence was 2% (1/44) and 0% (0/8) in muskoxen from Kangerlussuaq and Ivittuut, respectively, and 1% (1/155) in sheep. The estimated Erysipelothrix seroprevalence was 2% (1/45) and 13% (1/8) in muskoxen from Kangerlussuaq and Ivittuut, respectively, and 7% (10/150) in sheep. The results of this study add to the scarce knowledge on zoonotic pathogens in the Arctic.

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CryptosporidiosisCryptosporidiumSheep DiseasesAnimalsGreenlandSeroepidemiologic StudiesSheepSheep, Domesticarctic regionsepidemiologyruminantsserologyzoonoses

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PMID34390537
PMCPMC8604140
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