Arctic One Health Challenges for Northern Animals and People

“The entire book is worthy of being read from start to finish, and readers from all backgrounds will find a renewed interest in this engaging and important topic.  … Arctic One Health provides a thorough examination of the major environmental challenges, wildlife diseases … . Wildlife managers, researchers, and veterinarians will find this book to be a solid example of the field and will be pleased with the expertise provided on the One Health issues that the Arctic region faces.” (Alexandra C. Jerao, Journal of Wildlife Diseases, October 30, 2024)

Dr. Morten Tryland is a professor in veterinary medicine – infection biology. After a period of clinical veterinary practice, he transitioned to research in virology and wildlife diseases. He has worked for 30 years in northern and arctic regions with infectious diseases, zoonoses, wildlife reservoirs and disease transmission in populations. He has been a member of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (Panel on Biological Hazards) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA; Panel on Biological Hazards), and he is currently the Norwegian editor of the scientific journal Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica . Although Dr. Tryland has been involved in several research projects in South-East African countries, he has spent most of his research career investigating infectious diseases and zoonoses in arctic wildlife and semi-domesticated reindeer. He has led or participated in projects addressing how infectious agents impact humans and wildlife in the vulnerable northern ecosystems in Alaska, Canada, Iceland and Fennoscandia, including the Svalbard Archipelago. He has spent a sabbatical period at the University of Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, and at East Iceland Nature Research Centre, Egilsstadir, Iceland. Dr. Tryland recently started in a new position, as a professor in One Health at Inland Norway University of Life Sciences, Koppang, Norway.