Dogs as Sources and Sentinels of Parasites in Humans and Wildlife, Northern Canada

A minimum of 11 genera of parasites, including 7 known or suspected to cause zoonoses, were detected in dogs in 2 northern Canadian communities. Dogs in remote settlements receive minimal veterinary care and may serve as sources and sentinels for parasites in persons and wildlife, and as parasite bridges between wildlife and humans.

• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Emerging Infectious Diseases

• Publication date

  2008-01-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.3201/eid1401.071113PMID 18258078PMCID 2600154
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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