Increased pathogen exposure of a marine apex predator over three decades

• Karyn D. Rode ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Karyn D. Rode, Caroline Van Hemert

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: krode@usgs.gov

  Affiliation U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3328-8202

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• Caroline Van Hemert ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Karyn D. Rode, Caroline Van Hemert

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

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• Ryan R. Wilson,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Marine Mammals Management, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

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• Susannah P. Woodruff,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Marine Mammals Management, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

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• Kristy Pabilonia,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

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• Lora Ballweber,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

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• Oliver Kwok,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland, United States of America

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• Jitender P. Dubey

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland, United States of America

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