Email this article Serum Prevalence of Bears in the Russian Far East to Different Pathogens
- Authors: Naidenko S.V.1, Hernandez-Blanco J.A.1, Seryodkin I.V.2, Miquelle D.G.3, Blidchenko E.Y.4, Litvinov M.N.5, Kotlyar A.K.5, Rozhnov V.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Pacific Institute of Geography, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Wildlife Conservation Society
- Land of the Leopard National Park
- Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 46, No 8 (2019)
- Pages: 960-965
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1062-3590/article/view/183186
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359019080089
- ID: 183186
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Abstract
The serum prevalence of brown (Ursus arctos) and Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibethanus) to 14 different pathogens is analyzed; seropositive bears to ten different pathogens are found. The serum prevalence is at the maximum for Candida sp., pseudorabies virus and Dirofilaria sp. Species-specific differences in the serum prevalence to different pathogens are observed for Trichinella sp. and Toxoplasma gondii, but seropositive individuals are observed only among brown bears. These variations can be explained by differences in the feeding behavior of the brown and Asiatic black bears and the frequency of contacts with the Amur tiger and its kills.
About the authors
S. V. Naidenko
Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences
Author for correspondence.
Email: snaidenko@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119071
J. A. Hernandez-Blanco
Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: snaidenko@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119071
I. V. Seryodkin
Pacific Institute of Geography, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: snaidenko@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690041
D. G. Miquelle
Wildlife Conservation Society
Email: snaidenko@mail.ru
United States, New York, 10460
E. Yu. Blidchenko
Land of the Leopard National Park
Email: snaidenko@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690068
M. N. Litvinov
Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: snaidenko@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690022
A. K. Kotlyar
Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: snaidenko@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Vladivostok, 690022
V. V. Rozhnov
Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: snaidenko@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 119071
