• Pathogen Exposure in White Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in Svalbard, Norway 

      Nymo, Ingebjørg Helena; Siebert, Ursula; Baechlein, Christine; Postel, Alexander; Breines, Eva Marie; Lydersen, Christian; Kovacs, Kit M.; Tryland, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The Svalbard white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) population is one of the smallest in the world, making it particularly vulnerable to challenges such as climate change and pathogens. In this study, serum samples from live ...
    • Serological evidence of hepatitis e virus infection in semi-domesticated eurasian tundra reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in norway 

      Rinaldo, Christine Hanssen; Nymo, Ingebjørg Helena; Sanchez Romano, Javier; Breines, Eva Marie; Murguzur, Francisco Javier Ancin; Tryland, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a common cause of viral hepatitis in humans. In developing countries, HEV-infections seem to be mainly associated with pigs, but other animal species may be involved in viral transmission. Recently, ...
    • The Zoonotic Potential of Chronic Wasting Disease—A Review 

      Tranulis, Michael A.; Tryland, Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Prion diseases are transmissible neurodegenerative disorders that affect humans and ruminant species consumed by humans. Ruminant prion diseases include bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle, scrapie in sheep ...