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Article: Serologic evidence of Brucella spp. exposure in Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) and ringed seals (Phoca hispida) of Arctic Canada.
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- Arctic
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- December 1, 1996
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(Received 14 February 1996; accepted in revised form 17 July 1996)
ABSTRACT. The first presumptive evidence of Brucella infection in marine mammals of Arctic Canada is reported. Blood samples were collected from 248 ringed seals (Phoca hispida) and 59 Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) from eight locations in the Canadian Arctic between 1987 and 1994. A competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (C-ELISA), using a specific monoclonal antibody to Brucella spp. cell wall components, was used to detect anti-Brucella spp. antibodies in the samples. Sera from ten seals and seven walruses exceeded the C-ELISA threshold that indicates that cattle have been ...