PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODIES AGAINST TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN POLAR BEARS (URSUS MARITIMUS) FROM SVALBARD AND EAST GREENLAND

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作者：
Oksanen, A. [1 ]
Asbakk, K. [1 ]
Prestrud, K. W. [1 ]
Aars, J. [1 ]
Derocher, A. E. [1 ]
Tryland, M. [1 ]
Wiig, O. [1 ]
Dubey, J. P. [1 ]
Sonne, C. [1 ]
Dietz, R. [1 ]
Andersen, M. [1 ]
Born, E. W. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Norwegian Sch Vet Sci, Sect Arct Vet Med, N-9010 Tromso, Norway
来源：
JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY | 2009年 / 95卷 / 01期
关键词：
BLACK-BEARS; SEROLOGIC SURVEY; MARINE MAMMALS; AGGLUTINATION-TEST; AGE-DETERMINATION; NEOSPORA-CANINUM; DISEASE AGENTS; GRIZZLY-BEARS; ARCTIC FOXES; BARENTS SEA;
D O I：
10.1645/GE-1590.1
中图分类号：
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要：
Serum samples from 419 polar bears (Ursus maritimus) Prom Svalbard and the Barents Sea (collected 1990-2000) and 108 polar bears from East Greenland (collected 1999-2004) were assayed for antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii using the modified agglutination test. Antibody prevalences were 3.6% among cubs dependent on their mothers and 21.4% among subadults and adults. Among subadults and adults there was tin interaction between population and sex, with similar prevalences among females (Svalbard = 19.5%, Greenland = 18.0%), but a high frequency among Svalbard males (28.7%) as compared to Greenland males (5.8%). The pattern was also significant after correcting for differences in age distribution. The sex-population interaction term is believed to be connected to area- and sex-specific feeding ecology. The prevalences of antibodies against T. gondii in Svalbard and Greenland were high compared to previously reported findings in polar bears from Russian and Alaskan areas.
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