Evidence of avian influenza virus in seabirds breeding on a Norwegian high-Arctic archipelago
Abstract Background Wild aquatic birds serve as the natural reservoir for avian influenza virus (AIV), a disease with significant implications for avian and mammalian health. Climate change is predicted to impact the dynamics of AIV, particularly in areas such as the Arctic, but the baseline data ne...
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| author | Megan Marie Lee Veerle L. B. Jaspers Geir Wing Gabrielsen Bjørn Munro Jenssen Tomasz Maciej Ciesielski Åse-Karen Mortensen Silje Strand Lundgren Courtney A. Waugh |
| author_facet | Megan Marie Lee Veerle L. B. Jaspers Geir Wing Gabrielsen Bjørn Munro Jenssen Tomasz Maciej Ciesielski Åse-Karen Mortensen Silje Strand Lundgren Courtney A. Waugh |
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| description | Abstract Background Wild aquatic birds serve as the natural reservoir for avian influenza virus (AIV), a disease with significant implications for avian and mammalian health. Climate change is predicted to impact the dynamics of AIV, particularly in areas such as the Arctic, but the baseline data needed to detect these shifts is often unavailable. In this study, plasma from two species of gulls breeding on the high-Arctic Svalbard archipelago were screened for antibodies to AIV. Results AIV antibodies were found in black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) samples from multiple years, as well as in glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreous) samples. Conclusions Despite small sample sizes, evidence of exposure to AIV was found among Svalbard gulls. A wider survey of Svalbard avian species is warranted to establish knowledge on the extent of AIV exposure on Svalbard and to determine whether active infections are present. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c5321dd0940b4add9b0eaad1cb5f355f2022-12-21T22:47:19ZengBMCBMC Veterinary Research1746-61482020-02-011611410.1186/s12917-020-2265-2Evidence of avian influenza virus in seabirds breeding on a Norwegian high-Arctic archipelagoMegan Marie Lee0Veerle L. B. Jaspers1Geir Wing Gabrielsen2Bjørn Munro Jenssen3Tomasz Maciej Ciesielski4Åse-Karen Mortensen5Silje Strand Lundgren6Courtney A. Waugh7Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorwegian Polar Institute, Fram CentreDepartment of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyAbstract Background Wild aquatic birds serve as the natural reservoir for avian influenza virus (AIV), a disease with significant implications for avian and mammalian health. Climate change is predicted to impact the dynamics of AIV, particularly in areas such as the Arctic, but the baseline data needed to detect these shifts is often unavailable. In this study, plasma from two species of gulls breeding on the high-Arctic Svalbard archipelago were screened for antibodies to AIV. Results AIV antibodies were found in black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) samples from multiple years, as well as in glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreous) samples. Conclusions Despite small sample sizes, evidence of exposure to AIV was found among Svalbard gulls. A wider survey of Svalbard avian species is warranted to establish knowledge on the extent of AIV exposure on Svalbard and to determine whether active infections are present.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-020-2265-2ArcticAvian influenzaSvalbardKittiwakeGlaucous gull |
| spellingShingle | Megan Marie Lee Veerle L. B. Jaspers Geir Wing Gabrielsen Bjørn Munro Jenssen Tomasz Maciej Ciesielski Åse-Karen Mortensen Silje Strand Lundgren Courtney A. Waugh Evidence of avian influenza virus in seabirds breeding on a Norwegian high-Arctic archipelago BMC Veterinary Research Arctic Avian influenza Svalbard Kittiwake Glaucous gull |
| title | Evidence of avian influenza virus in seabirds breeding on a Norwegian high-Arctic archipelago |
| title_full | Evidence of avian influenza virus in seabirds breeding on a Norwegian high-Arctic archipelago |
| title_fullStr | Evidence of avian influenza virus in seabirds breeding on a Norwegian high-Arctic archipelago |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evidence of avian influenza virus in seabirds breeding on a Norwegian high-Arctic archipelago |
| title_short | Evidence of avian influenza virus in seabirds breeding on a Norwegian high-Arctic archipelago |
| title_sort | evidence of avian influenza virus in seabirds breeding on a norwegian high arctic archipelago |
| topic | Arctic Avian influenza Svalbard Kittiwake Glaucous gull |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-020-2265-2 |
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