• A veterinary perspective on One Health in the Arctic 

      Sonne, Christian; Letcher, Robert James; Jenssen, Bjørn Munro; Desforges, Jean-Pierre; Eulaers, Igor; Andersen-Ranberg, Emilie; Gustavson, Kim; Styrishave, Bjarne; Dietz, Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Exposure to long-range transported industrial chemicals, climate change and diseases is posing a risk to the overall health and populations of Arctic wildlife. Since local communities are relying on the same marine food ...
    • Protective role of the vulture facial skin and gut microbiomes aid adaptation to scavenging 

      Zepeda Mendoza, M. Lisandra; Roggenbuck, Michael; Manzano Vargas, Karla; Hestbjerg Hansen, Lars; Brunak, Søren; Gilbert, Marcus Thomas Pius; Sicheritz-Ponten, Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Vultures have adapted the remarkable ability to feed on carcasses that may contain microorganisms that would be pathogenic to most other animals. The holobiont concept suggests that the genetic basis of such ...