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Kjetil Åsbakk



  • Ruchika Shakya, Morten Tryland, Rose Vikse, Javier Sanchez Romano, Kjetil Åsbakk, Ingebjørg Helena Nymo et al.:
    Inkoo and Sindbis viruses in blood sucking insects, and a serological study for Inkoo virus in semi-domesticated Eurasian tundra reindeer in Norway
    Virology Journal 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Kjetil Åsbakk, Jørgen Landehag, Andreas Skogen, Arne Claus Nilssen :
    Correlation between number of human cases of myiasis caused by the reindeer warble fly (Hypoderma tarandi) and weather conditions during summer in northern Scandinavia
    Polar Biology 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Jørgen Landehag, Andreas Skogen, Kjetil Åsbakk, Boris Kan :
    Human myiasis caused by the reindeer warble fly, Hypoderma tarandi, case series from Norway, 2011 to 2016
    Eurosurveillance 2017 ARKIV / DOI
  • Kjetil Åsbakk, Torill Mørk, Eva Fuglei :
    A serosurvey for Trichinella in Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) in Svalbard
    Polar Biology 2015 DOI
  • Kjetil Åsbakk, Jouko Kumpula, Antti Oksanen, Sauli Laaksonen :
    Infestation by Hypoderma tarandi in reindeer calves from northern Finland - prevalence and risk factors
    Veterinary Parasitology 2014 DOI
  • Marie-Anne Ermeline Blanchet, Jacques Godfroid, Eva Marie Breines, Mads-Peter Heide-Jørgensen, Nynne Hjort Nielsen, Ilka Hasselmeier et al.:
    West Greenland harbour porpoises assayed for antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii: false positives with the direct agglutination method
    Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 2014 DOI
  • Ingebjørg Helena Nymo, Morten Tryland, Kjetil Åsbakk, Jacques Godfroid, Anett Kristin Larsen :
    Brucella-infeksjoner hos sjøpattedyr - fortsatt ubesvarte spørsmål
    Norsk veterinærtidsskrift 2014
  • Antti Oksanen, Kjetil Åsbakk, Marja Raekallio, Mauri Nieminen :
    The relative plasma availabilities of ivermectin in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) following subcutaneous and two different oral formulation applications
    Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica (AVS) 25. November 2014 ARKIV / DOI
  • Kjetil Sagerup, Kjetil Åsbakk, Anuschka Polder, Janneche Utne Skåre, Geir W. Gabrielsen, Robert Barrett :
    Relationships between persistent organic pollutants and circulating immunoglobulin-y in black-legged kittiwakes and atlantic puffins
    Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A 2014 DOI
  • Kjetil Åsbakk, Arne Claus Nilssen :
    Reinens hudbrems og svelgbrems: biologi, betydning, og om bekjempelsestiltak
    Norsk veterinærtidsskrift 2014
  • Åshild Ønvik Pedersen, Terje D. Josefsen, Torill Mørk, Kjetil Åsbakk, Carlos G Das Neves, Brage Bremset Hansen et al.:
    Svalbardreinen - økologi, parasitter og sjukdommer
    Norsk veterinærtidsskrift 2014
  • Morten Tryland, Joern Klein, Therese Berger, Terje D. Josefsen, Carlos G Das Neves, Antti Oksanen et al.:
    Experimental parapoxvirus infection (contagious ecthyma) in semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus)
    Veterinary Microbiology 12. November 2012 DOI
  • Ingebjørg Helena Nymo, Jacques Godfroid, Kjetil Åsbakk, Anett Kristin Larsen, Carlos G Das Neves, Rolf Rødven et al.:
    A protein A/G indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of anti-Brucella antibodies in Arctic wildlife
    Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 2013 DOI
  • Christian Karlsen, Henning Sørum, Nils P Willassen, Kjetil Åsbakk :
    Moritella viscosa bypasses Atlantic salmon epidermal keratocyte clearing activity and might use skin surfaces as a port of infection
    Veterinary Microbiology 2012 DOI
  • Morten Tryland, Ingebjørg Helena Nymo, Ole Nielsen, Erling Sverre Nordøy, Kit Kovacs, Bjørn Are Krafft et al.:
    Serum chemistry and antibodies against pathogens in Antarctic fur seals, Weddell seals, crabeater seals, and Ross seals
    Journal of Wildlife Diseases 2012 DOI
  • Kjetil Åsbakk, Kristin Wear Prestrud :
    Toxoplasma
    CRC Press 2012
  • Torill Mørk, Jon Bohlin, Eva Fuglei, Kjetil Aasbakk, Morten Tryland :
    Rabies in the arctic fox population, Svalbard, Norway
    Journal of Wildlife Diseases 2011 DOI
  • Boris Kan, Carin Åsen, Kjetil Åsbakk, Thomas G.T. Jaenson :
    Misstänkta lusägg i pojkes hår avslöjade farlig parasit
    Läkartidningen 2010
  • Kjetil Åsbakk, J. Aars, A.E. Derocher, Øystein Wiig, A. Oksanen, Erik W. Born et al.:
    Serosurvey for Trichinella in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Svalbard and the Barents Sea
    Veterinary Parasitology 2010 DOI
  • Silje-Kristin Jensen, Jon Aars, Christian Lydersen, Kit Kovacs, Kjetil Åsbakk :
    The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in polar bears and their marine mammal prey: evidence for a marine transmission pathway?
    Polar Biology 2010 DOI
  • Kristin Wear Prestrud, Kjetil Åsbakk, Antti Oksanen, Anu Näreaho, Pikka Jokelainen :
    Toxoplasma gondii in the Subarctic and Arctic
    Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica (AVS) 2010 DOI
  • Antti Oksanen, Kjetil Åsbakk, Kristin Wear Prestrud, Jon Aars, Andrew Derocher, Morten Tryland et al.:
    PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODIES AGAINST TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN POLAR BEARS (URSUS MARITIMUS) FROM SVALBARD AND EAST GREENLAND
    Journal of Parasitology 2009 DOI
  • A Oksanen, K. Åsbakk, K. Prestrud, J. Aars, A.E. Derocher, M. Tryland et al.:
    Prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Svalbard and East Greenland
    Journal of Parasitology 2009
  • Kristin Wear Prestrud, Jitender Dubey, Kjetil Åsbakk, Eva Fuglei, C. Su :
    First isolate of Toxoplasma gondii from arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) from Svalbard
    Veterinary Parasitology 2008 DOI
  • Kristin Wear Prestrud, Kjetil Åsbakk, Torill Mørk, Eva Fuglei, Morten Tryland, Chunlei Su :
    Direct high-resolution genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) in the remote arctic Svalbard archipelago reveals widespread clonal Type II lineage
    Veterinary Parasitology 2008 DOI
  • Kristin Wear Prestrud, Kjetil Åsbakk, Eva Fuglei, Toril Mørk, Audun Stien, Erik Ropstad et al.:
    Serosurvey for Toxoplasma gondii in arctic foxes and possible sources of infection in the high Arctic of Svalbard
    Veterinary Parasitology 2007
  • Ellen Berit Nordal, Jørgen Landehag, Gry Charlotte Wikran, Kjetil Åsbakk :
    Acute seizures in a 10-year old boy
    The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2020 DOI
  • Susan J. Kutz, Sauli Laaksonen, Kjetil Åsbakk, Arne Claus Nilssen :
    Parasitic infections and diseases
    CRC Press 2018
  • Kjetil Åsbakk :
    Barn blinde av reinbrems. Flere barn har blitt blinde etter at larven fra reinbrems har etablert seg i øyet.
    26. January 2015
  • Arne Claus Nilssen, Kjetil Åsbakk :
    Reinbremslarver som parasitter hos mennesker
    Ottar 2015
  • Kjetil Åsbakk, Jouko Kumpula, Antti Oksanen, Sauli Laaksonen :
    Kurmut kiusaavat eniten Ylä-Lapin poroja
    Poromies 2014
  • Jacques Godfroid, Ingebjørg Helena Nymo, Anett Kristin Larsen, Kjetil Åsbakk, Terje D. Josefsen :
    Meldepliktige sykdommer hos rein
    Norsk veterinærtidsskrift 2014
  • Boris Kan, Domenico Otranto, Arne Claus Nilssen, Andreas Skogen, Jörgen Landehag, Kjetil Åsbakk :
    Emerging parasite or increased awareness? The story of Hypoderma tarandi
    2013
  • Boris Kan, Domenico Otranto, Arne Claus Nilssen, A. Skogen, Kjetil Åsbakk :
    Emerging parasite or increased awareness? The story of Hypoderma tarandi
    2013
  • Kimberly Beckmen, Ingebjørg Helena Nymo, Morten Tryland, Kjetil Åsbakk, Anett Kristin Larsen, Jacques Godfroid et al.:
    Spatio-temporal trends in prevalence of anti-Brucella antibodies in barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti) in Alaska - an example of enzootic equilibrium
    2013
  • Kjetil Åsbakk, Antti Oksanen, Arne Claus Nilssen :
    Ovatko kurmat vaaraksi ihmisille?
    Lapin Kansa 2013
  • Kjetil Åsbakk :
    Surprisingly many cases of myiasis caused by reindeer warble fly (Hypoderma tarandi) larvae in Finnmark 2012
    2013
  • Kjetil Åsbakk, A Oksanen, Arne Claus Nilssen :
    Er reinbrems farlig for mennesker?
    Nordlys 09. May 2013
  • Kjetil Åsbakk, A Oksanen, Arne Claus Nilssen :
    Ovatko kurmat vaaraksi ihmisille?
    Lapin Kansa 20. May 2013
  • Boris Kan, Kjetil Åsbakk, Kritian Fossen, Arne Claus Nilssen, Rosario Panadero, Domenico Otranto :
    Reindeer Warble Fly - associated Human Myiasis, Scandinavia
    Emerging Infectious Diseases 2013 DOI
  • Boris Kan, Domenico Otranto, Kristian Fossen, Kjetil Åsbakk :
    Dermal Swellings and Ocular Injury after Exposure to Reindeer
    New England Journal of Medicine 2012 DOI
  • Torill Mørk, Jon Bohlin, Eva Fuglei, Kjetil Åsbakk, Morten Tryland :
    Rabies in the arctic fox population in Svalbard, Norway
    2011
  • Jacques Godfroid, Kjetil Åsbakk, Ingebjørg Helena Nymo, Carlos G Das Neves, Morten Tryland :
    Zoonotic Diseases at the Animal/Human Interface in the Arctic
    EcoHealth 2011
  • Morten Tryland, Joern Klein, Therese Berger, Terje D. Josefsen, Carlos G Das Neves, Kjetil Åsbakk :
    Experimental Parapoxvirus infection in semi-domesticated reindeer
    2011
  • Carlos G Das Neves, Alina Evans, Hanne M. Ihlebæk, Ingebjørg Helena Nymo, Kjetil Åsbakk, Jacques Godfroid et al.:
    VIRUS INFECTIONS IN REINDEER: A REVIEWED ASSESSMENT
    2011
  • Jacques Godfroid, Kjetil Åsbakk, Carlos G Das Neves, Ingebjørg Helena Nymo, Morten Tryland :
    EMERGENCE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE ARCTIC
    2010
  • Jacques Godfroid, Kjetil Åsbakk, Ingebjørg Helena Nymo, Carlos G Das Neves, Morten Tryland :
    Zoonotic diseases at the animal/human interface in the Arctic
    EcoHealth 2010 DOI
  • S-K. Jensen, Kjetil Åsbakk :
    Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in polar bears from Svalbard, Norway, and possible transfer paths via their marine mammal prey
    Tapir Akademisk Forlag 2009
  • Kristin Wear Prestrud, Kjetil Åsbakk :
    Toxoplasma gondii in the high arctic archipelago of Svalbard
    Unipub forlag 2008
  • Kjetil Åsbakk, Jackie T Hrabok, Antti Oksanen, Mauri Nieminen, Peter J. Waller :
    Ivermektiiini säilyy pitkään poronpapanoissa Lang oppholdelsestid for ivermectin i reinmøkk på beite
    Poromies 2007

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