• Discusses the most prevalent infectious diseases in arctic wildlife
    • Examines the impact of arctic wildlife health on the ecosystem and arctic peoples
    • Highlights food production and conservation strategies in arctic regions

    This multidisciplinary book discusses the manifold challenges arctic marine and terrestrial wildlife, ecosystems and people face these times. Major health threats caused by the consequences of climate change, environmental pollution and increasing tourism in northern regions around the globe are explored. The most common infectious diseases in wild and domesticated arctic animals are reviewed and the impact they could have on circumpolar ecosystems as well as on the lives of arctic people are profoundly discussed. Moreover, the book reviews arctic hunting, herding and food conservation strategies and introduces veterinary medicine in remote indigenous communities.

    "Arctic One Health" is authored by experts based in arctic regions spanning from North America over Europe to Asia to cover a broad range of topics and perspectives. The book addresses researchers in Veterinary Medicine, Ecology, Microbiology and Anthropology. The book contributes towards achieving the UN Sustainable Developmental Goals, in particular SDG 15, Life on Land.

    1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix

    1. Introduction
      1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-1

      1. The Arctic Region and Its Inhabitants
        • Anastasia Emelyanova

    Pages 3-20

      1. A Holistic Approach to One Health in the Arctic
        • Arleigh Reynolds, Susan Kutz, Tessa Baker

    Pages 21-45

      1. Seasonal Animal Migrations and the Arctic: Ecology, Diversity, and Spread of Infectious Agents
        • Øystein Varpe, Silke Bauer

    Pages 47-76

    1. Major Health Threats to Arctic Animals and People
      1. Front Matter

    Pages 77-77

      1. Climate Change in Northern Regions
        • Bob van Oort, Marianne Tronstad Lund, Anouk Brisebois

    Pages 79-119

      1. Loss of Untouched Land
        • Roland Pape

    Pages 121-138

      1. Arctic Ecosystems, Wildlife and Man: Threats from Persistent Organic Pollutants and Mercury
        • Christian Sonne, Robert James Letcher, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, Rune Dietz

    Pages 139-158

      1. Oil Spills in the Arctic
        • Sadie K. Wright, Sarah Allan, Sarah M. Wilkin, Michael Ziccardi

    Pages 159-192

      1. Nuclear Radiation
        • Birgitta Åhman

    Pages 193-207

    1. Arctic Zoonoses: Diseases Transmitted from Animals to Man
      1. Front Matter

    Pages 209-209

      1. Rabies in the Arctic
        • Karsten Hueffer, Morten Tryland, Svetlana Dresvyanikova

    Pages 211-226

      1. Brucellosis in the Arctic and Northern Regions
        • Xavier Fernandez Aguilar, Ingebjørg H. Nymo, Kimberlee Beckmen, Svetlana Dresvyanikova, Irina Egorova, Susan Kutz

    Pages 227-267

      1. Anthrax in the North
        • Karsten Hueffer, Svetlana Dresvyanikova, Irina Egorova

    Pages 269-277

      1. Cystic and Alveolar Echinococcosis Caused by Echinococcus canadensis and E. multilocularis in the Arctic
        • Temitope U. Kolapo, Antti Oksanen, Rebecca Davidson, Emily J. Jenkins

    Pages 279-295

      1. Toxoplasmosis in Northern Regions
        • Émilie Bouchard, Pikka Jokelainen, Rajnish Sharma, Heather Fenton, Emily J. Jenkins

    Pages 297-314

      1. Trichinella spp. in the North
        • Rajnish Sharma, Edoardo Pozio, Émilie Bouchard, Emily J. Jenkins

    Pages 315-338

      1. Cryptosporidiosis and Giardiosis in the Arctic: Increasing Threats in a Warmer World?
        • Lucy J. Robertson, John J. Debenham

    Pages 339-362

      1. Erysipelas in Arctic and Northern Regions
        • Fabien Mavrot, O. Alejandro Aleuy, Taya Forde, Susan J. Kutz

    Pages 363-375

    1. Arctic Zoonoses: Diseases Transmitted from Animals to Man
      1. Tularemia in the Arctic
        • Cristina M. Hansen, Svetlana Dresvyannikova

    Pages 377-392

      1. Orthohantaviruses in the Arctic: Present and Future
        • Frauke Ecke, Magnus Magnusson, Barbara A. Han, Magnus Evander

    Pages 393-414

      1. Zoonotic Marine Helminths: Anisakid Nematodes and Diphyllobothriid Cestodes
        • Heather Fenton

    Pages 415-426

      1. Parapoxvirus Infections in Northern Species and Populations
        • Morten Tryland

    Pages 427-436

    1. Harvesting the Arctic: Potential Health Threats for Arctic People
      1. Front Matter

    Pages 437-437

      1. Hunting with Lead Ammunition: A One Health Perspective
        • Jon M. Arnemo, Boris Fuchs, Christian Sonne, Sigbjørn Stokke

    Pages 439-468

      1. Traditional Conservation Methods and Food Habits in the Arctic
        • Raphaela Stimmelmayr, Gay Sheffield

    Pages 469-501

    1. Working with Arctic Communities
      1. Front Matter

    Pages 503-503

      1. Wildlife Health Surveillance in the Arctic
        • Sylvia L. Checkley, Matilde Tomaselli, Nigel Caulkett

    Pages 505-520

      1. Dogs and People: Providing Veterinary Services to Remote Arctic Communities
        • Tessa Baker, Laurie Meythaler-Mullins, Arleigh Reynolds, Susan Kutz

    Pages 521-549

      1. Semi-Domesticated Reindeer, Health, and Animal Welfare
        • Morten Tryland

    Pages 551-573

  • Dr. Morten Tryland

    Is a professor in veterinary medicine – infection biology. After a period of clinical veterinary practice, he transitioned to research in virology and wildlife diseases. He has worked for 30 years in northern and arctic regions with infectious diseases, zoonoses, wildlife reservoirs and disease transmission in populations. He has been a member of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Panel on Biological Hazards) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA; Panel on Biological Hazards), and he is currently the Norwegian editor of the scientific journal Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. Although Dr. Tryland has been involved in several research projects in South-East African countries, he has spent most of his research career investigating infectious diseases and zoonoses in arctic wildlife and semi-domesticated reindeer. He has led or participated in projects addressing how infectious agents impact humans and wildlife in the vulnerable northern ecosystems in Alaska, Canada, Iceland and Fennoscandia, including the Svalbard Archipelago. He has spent a sabbatical period at the University of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, and at East Iceland Nature Research Centre, Egilsstadir, Iceland. Dr. Tryland recently started in a new position, as a professor in One Health at Inland Norway University of Life Sciences, Koppang, Norway.

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