Arctic One Health : Challenges for Northern Animals and People / [E-Book]

Part 1: Introduction -- The Arctic Region And Its Inhabitants -- A Holistic Approach To One Health In The Arctic -- Seasonal Animal Migrations And The Arctic -- Part 2: Major Health Threats To Arctic Animals And People -- Climate Change In Northern Regions -- Loss Of Untouched Land -- Arctic Ecosystems, Wildlife And Man - Threats From Persistent Organic Pollutants And Mercury -- Oil Spills In The Arctic -- Nuclear Radiation -- Part 3: Arctic Zoonoses - Diseases Transmitted From Animals To Man -- Rabies In The Arctic -- Brucellosis In The Arctic And Northern Regions -- Anthrax In The North -- Cystic And Alveolar Echinococcosis -- Toxoplasmosis In Northern Regions -- Trichinella Spp. In The North -- Cryptosporidiosis And Giardiosis In The Arctic: Increasing Threats In A Warmer World? -- Erysipelas In The Arctic And Northern Regions -- Tularemia In The Arctic -- Orthohantavirus In The Arctic - Presence And Future -- Zoonotic Marine Helminths: Anisakid Nematodes And Diphyllobothriid Cestodes -- Parapoxvirus Infections In Norhtern Species And Populations -- Part 4: Harvesting The Arctic - Potential Health Threats For Arctic People -- Hunting With Lead Ammunition - A One Health Perspective -- Traditional Conservation Methods And Food Habits In The Arctic -- Part 5: Working With Arctic Communities -- Wildlife Health Surveillance In The Arctic -- Dogs And People - Providing Veterinary Services To Remote Arctic Communities -- Semi-Domesticated Reindeer, Health And Animal Welfare.

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.