| novel prevention program for trichinellosis in inuit communities. | repeated outbreaks of trichinellosis caused by the consumption of trichinella-infected walrus (odobenus rosmarus) meat, which have sometimes led to serious morbidity, have stimulated inuit communities in nunavik (northern quebec), canada, to develop an innovative trichinellosis prevention program. the program involves preconsumption testing of meat samples from harvested walrus at a regional laboratory and the rapid dissemination of the results of such testing to communities. local health author ... | 2002 | 12015698 |
| towards a better understanding of the effects of uv on atlantic walruses, odobenus rosmarus rosmarus: a study combining histological data with local ecological knowledge. | walruses, odobenus rosmarus, play a key role in the arctic ecosystem, including northern indigenous communities, which are reliant upon walruses for aspects of their diet and culture. however, walruses face varied environmental threats including rising sea-water temperatures and decreasing ice cover. an underappreciated threat may be the large amount of solar ultraviolet radiation (uv) that continues to reach the arctic as a result of ozone loss. uv has been shown to negatively affect whales. li ... | 2016 | 27049757 |