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ArticleScientific reports2025

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae clone reemergence in association with a multi-year mass mortality event in high Arctic muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus).

McCaide T Wooten, Taya L Forde, Amélie Roberto-Charron, Matthew Fredlund, Tabitha Mullin, Olaf A Christensen, Angela Schneider, Sreejith Radhakrishnan, Dayna Goldsmith, Beverly Morrison and 8 more

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18 authors.

McCaide T WootenFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. caide.wooten.dvm@gmail.com.
Taya L FordeSchool of Biodiversity, One Health, and Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Amélie Roberto-CharronDepartment of Environment, Government of Nunavut, Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada.
Matthew FredlundDepartment of Environment, Government of Nunavut, Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada.
Tabitha MullinDepartment of Environment, Government of Nunavut, Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada.
Olaf A ChristensenDepartment of Environment, Government of Nunavut, Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada.
Angela SchneiderFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Sreejith RadhakrishnanSchool of Biodiversity, One Health, and Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Dayna GoldsmithFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Beverly MorrisonFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Eugene LauSchool of Biodiversity, One Health, and Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Fabien MavrotFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
L Vineesha SeruFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Tianjiao FangSchool of Biodiversity, One Health, and Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Ronan M DonovanRonan Donovan Photo & Film, Bozeman, MT, USA.
H Dean CluffDepartment of Environment and Climate Change, Government of the Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT, Canada.
Frank van der MeerFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Susan J KutzFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated a multi-year mass mortality event in muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) on Ellesmere and Axel Heiberg Islands, Nunavut, Canada and linked the deaths with the "Arctic clone" of the bacterium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (Er), making this the third reported independent mass mortality event in muskoxen associated with this bacterial strain. Between 2021 and 2024, we collected and analyzed samples from 139 unique muskox carcass sites using gross and microscopic pathology, bacterial culture, and molecular methods. Er Arctic clone was found in association with > 70% of sampled carcasses. Our results underscore the geographic expanse over which this unique clonal lineage of Er has now spread, its apparently high virulence in muskoxen, and its ongoing importance as a consideration in conservation and monitoring efforts related to this species.

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ErysipelothrixErysipelothrix InfectionsRuminantsAnimalsArctic RegionsNunavut

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PMID41345185
PMCPMC12678405

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