The Arctic is undergoing rapid climate change and is projected to experience the most
warming this century of any world region. We review the societal aspects of these current …

The COVID-19 pandemic has re-focused attention on mechanisms that lead to zoonotic
disease spillover and spread. Commercial wildlife trade, and associated markets, are …

Protozoan diseases such as malaria, leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, and sleeping sickness
still levy a heavy toll on human lives. Deplorably, only few classes of anti-protozoan drugs …

European brown hare (Lepus europaeus, EBH) is probably the most important game animal
in Europe throughout its historical distribution. The decline in its populations across its …

Systematic wildlife surveillance is important to aid the prevention of zoonotic infections that
jeopardize human health and undermine biodiversity. Toxoplasma gondii is an opportunistic …

Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by a protozoan parasite known as Toxoplasma gondii.
This parasite infects both human and animal species. In humans, it is transmitted by …

The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii exposure in Inuit living in Nunavut (20%) is twice that
of the US (11%); however, routes of exposure for Inuit communities in North America are …

The impacts of climate change on the health of marine mammals are increasingly being
recognised. Given the rapid rate of environmental change in the Arctic, the potential …

Predators in food webs are valuable sentinel species for zoonotic and multi-host pathogens
such as Toxoplasma gondii. This protozoan parasite is ubiquitous in warm-blooded …

This chapter provides an introduction to the guiding principles of traditional Arctic food
systems, with a special focus on the Arctic subsistence food chain (hunting–food processing …