Low prevalence of zoonotic food-borne parasites Toxoplasma gondii and Trichinella spp., but high prevalence of a potential marine Sarcocystis spp., in Eastern Beaufort Sea beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) harvested in the Canadian Arctic

Low prevalence of zoonotic food-borne parasites Toxoplasma gondii and Trichinella spp., but high prevalence of a potential marine Sarcocystis spp., in Eastern Beaufort Sea beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) harvested in the Canadian Arctic

Beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas (Pallas, 1776)) are traditional food sources for Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic. In response to community concerns about zoonotic parasites (Toxoplasma gondii and Trichinella spp.), the aim of this study was for harvesters, government, and researchers t...

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Main Authors: Adrián Hernández-Ortiz, Rajnish Sharma, Louwrens P. Snyman, Lisa L. Loseto, Shannon A. MacPhee, Sonja K. Ostertag, Émilie L. Couture, Stéphane Lair, Batol H. Al-Adhami, Emily J. Jenkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:Arctic Science
Subjects:
Toxoplasma
Sarcocystis
Trichinella
Beluga
whale
Online Access:https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/as-2024-0059
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