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Serum Prevalence of Bears in the Russian Far East to Different Pathogens

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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.

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This work was supported by the Russian Geographical Society and the Wildlife Conservation Society.

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  1. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119071, Moscow, Russia

    S. V. Naidenko, J. A. Hernandez-Blanco & V. V. Rozhnov

  2. Pacific Institute of Geography, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 690041, Vladivostok, Russia

    I. V. Seryodkin

  3. Wildlife Conservation Society, 10460, New York, USA

    D. G. Miquelle

  4. Land of the Leopard National Park, 690068, Vladivostok, Russia

    E. Yu. Blidchenko

  5. Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 690022 , Vladivostok, Russia

    M. N. Litvinov & A. K. Kotlyar

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Naidenko, S.V., Hernandez-Blanco, J.A., Seryodkin, I.V. et al. Serum Prevalence of Bears in the Russian Far East to Different Pathogens. Biol Bull Russ Acad Sci 46, 960–965 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1062359019080089

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