Pathogen Exposure Data for Chukchi Sea Polar Bears 1988-1994 and 2008-2017

This dataset is one table with results of tests to determine exposure of Chukchi Sea polar bears to a suite of pathogens. Results are serological tests for antibodies and tests of fecal samples for presence of parasites. Serologic assays were conducted for Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, Francisella tularensis, Coxiella burnetii, Leptospira spp., Brucella canis, Brucella abortus/suis, and canine distemper virus. Parasitology analyses were conducted for presence of Giardia cysts and Cryptospiridium oocysts in fecal samples. Polar bears were sampled on sea ice in the Chukchi Sea between mid-March and early May 1987-1994 and 2008-2017. The dataset includes relevant information about the bears that were captured including the latitude and longitude of their capture location, capture date, age and sex,and the age and number of cubs accompanying an adult female.

Data and Resources

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Groups
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Tags
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  • AmeriGEOSS
  • CKAN
  • GEO
  • GEOSS
  • National
  • North America
  • United States
  • age-composition
  • alaska
  • animals-vertebrates
  • bacterial-diseases
  • bears
  • beaufort-sea
  • biota
  • brucella
  • brucella-abortus
  • brucella-canis
  • carnivores
  • chukchi-sea
  • coastal-ecosystems
  • coxiella
  • coxiella-burnetii
  • cryptosporidium
  • disease-detection
  • environment
  • francisella
  • francisella-tularensis
  • giardia
  • health-and-disease
  • immunology
  • mammals
  • marine-ecosystems
  • marine-mammals
  • neospora
  • neospora-caninum
  • parasitic-diseases
  • parasitism
  • pathology
  • polar-bear
  • serology
  • toxoplasma
  • toxoplasma-gondii
  • ursus-maritimus
  • usgs-asc567
  • viruses
  • wildlife
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metadata_created 2025-09-24T14:43:11.853786
metadata_modified 2025-09-24T14:43:11.853792
notes This dataset is one table with results of tests to determine exposure of Chukchi Sea polar bears to a suite of pathogens. Results are serological tests for antibodies and tests of fecal samples for presence of parasites. Serologic assays were conducted for Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, Francisella tularensis, Coxiella burnetii, Leptospira spp., Brucella canis, Brucella abortus/suis, and canine distemper virus. Parasitology analyses were conducted for presence of Giardia cysts and Cryptospiridium oocysts in fecal samples. Polar bears were sampled on sea ice in the Chukchi Sea between mid-March and early May 1987-1994 and 2008-2017. The dataset includes relevant information about the bears that were captured including the latitude and longitude of their capture location, capture date, age and sex,and the age and number of cubs accompanying an adult female.
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title Pathogen Exposure Data for Chukchi Sea Polar Bears 1988-1994 and 2008-2017