An Old Pathogen in a New Environment–Implications of Coxiella burnetii in Australian Fur Seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus)

An Old Pathogen in a New Environment–Implications of Coxiella burnetii in Australian Fur Seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus)

The Australian fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) has experienced a slower than expected population recovery since the end of the commercial sealing era, with a high third trimester abortion rate. There is currently no known proximate cause. Coxiella burnetii (Cb) is a well-known cause of a...

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Main Authors: Brett R. Gardner, John Stenos, Jasmin Hufschmid, John P. Y. Arnould, Rebecca R. McIntosh, Mythili Tadepalli, Anita Tolpinrud, Marc Marenda, Michael Lynch, Andrew Stent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Coxiella burnetii
Australian fur seal
abortion
placenta
Arctocephalus pusillus
zoonotic risk
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.809075/full

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