Research Activities

Cellbound-immunity in TBE. Characterization of the cell-bound immunity after TBE-vaccination and after natural infection. Sara Jarefors, Mats Haglund, Göran Gunther, Jan Ernerudh, Pia Forsberg, Christina Ekerfelt.

Epidemiological and virological studies of TBE in the eastern parts of Västra Götaland region. Peter Nolskog, Mats Haglund, Åke Lundkvist, Sirkka Vene.

Ecology and epidemiology of bird-borne Campylobacter and Helicobacter species
Björn Olsen, Jonas Waldenström, Tina Broman, Daniel Dahlgren, Dennis Hasselquist, Ottenby Bird Observatory

Salmonella and wild birds
Björn Olsen, Helena Palmgren, Jorge Hernandez, Jonas Waldenström, Jonas Bonnedahl, Ottenby Bird Observatory

Influenza A virus in the Western flyway
Björn Olsen, Ron Fouchier, Jonas Waldenström, Dennis Hasselquist, Åke Lundqvist, Ottenby Bird Observatory

Tick borne pathogens detected by PCR in ticks collected from migratory birds
Björn Olsen, Anneli Bjöersdorff, Åke Lundqvist, Anders Sjöstedt, Johan Berglund, Torsten Mörner, Ulf Garpmo and others.

Prevalence and genetic characterisation of Yersinia spp in wild birds
Taina Niskanen, Jonas Waldenström, Björn Olsen

Impact of human entheropatogenic bacteria in Antarctic wildlife
Björn Olsen, Jonas Waldenström, Tina Broman, Helena Palmgren, Jorge Hernandez, Jonas Bonnedahl

Development of antibiotic resistance and occurence of antibiotic residues in an hospital wastewater system
Per-Åke Jarnheimer, Björn Olsen, Jakob Ottosson, Magnus Johansson, Thor Axel Stenström, Mats Tysklind

Genetic characterisation of Mycobacterium avium from humans and wildlife reservoirs
Johanna Thegerström, Britt Inger Marklund, Sven Hofner, Björn Olsen

Campylobacter infection in chicken slaughters
Claes Söderström, Björn Olsen, Viktoria Järneström

West Nile Virus in migratory passerines
Åke Lundqvist, Jonas Waldenström, Björn Olsen, Ulf Ottosson

Genetic variations of Anaplasma phagocytophila in livestock and wildlife reservoirs
Anneli Bjöersdorff, Lennart Mårtensson, Magnus Algotsson, Robert Massung