Dogs as sources and sentinels of parasites in humans and wildlife, northern Canada

Amanda L Salb; Herman W Barkema; Brett T Elkin; R C Andrew Thompson; Douglas P Whiteside; Sandra R Black; J P Dubey; Susan J Kutz

doi:10.3201/eid1401.071113

Dogs as sources and sentinels of parasites in humans and wildlife, northern Canada

Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Jan;14(1):60-3. doi: 10.3201/eid1401.071113.

Authors

Amanda L Salb¹, Herman W Barkema, Brett T Elkin, R C Andrew Thompson, Douglas P Whiteside, Sandra R Black, J P Dubey, Susan J Kutz

Affiliation

¹ Calgary Zoo Animal Health Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Abstract

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 types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Animals, Domestic / parasitology*
Animals, Wild / parasitology*
Arctic Regions / epidemiology
Canada / epidemiology
Disease Reservoirs / parasitology
Dog Diseases / epidemiology
Dog Diseases / parasitology*
Dog Diseases / transmission
Dogs
Parasitic Diseases / epidemiology
Parasitic Diseases, Animal / epidemiology*
Prevalence
Sentinel Surveillance / veterinary*
Zoonoses* / epidemiology
Zoonoses* / parasitology