Emergence of Sylvatic Echinococcus granulosus as a parasitic zoonosis of public health concern in an indigenous community in Canada

C.G. Himsworth; E. Jenkins; J.E. Hill; M. Nsungu; M. Ndao; R.C.A. Thompson; C. Covacin; A. Ash; B.A. Wagner; A. McConnell; F.A. Leighton; S. Skinner

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Emergence of Sylvatic Echinococcus granulosus as a parasitic zoonosis of public health concern in an indigenous community in Canada

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Emergence of Sylvatic Echinococcus granulosus as a parasitic zoonosis of public health concern in an indigenous community in Canada

C.G. Himsworth, E. Jenkins, J.E. Hill, M. Nsungu, M. Ndao, R.C.A. Thompson, C. Covacin, A. Ash, B.A. Wagner, A. McConnell, …

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol.82(4), pp.643-645

2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0686

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Abstract

Within a remote Canadian Indigenous community, at least 11 % of people had antibodies against Echinococcus granulosus and E. granulosus eggs were detected in 6% of environmentally collected canine fecal samples. Dog ownership, hunting, and trapping were not risk factors for seropositivity, suggesting that people are most likely exposed to E. granulosus through indirect contact with dog feces in the environment. In this situation, human exposure could be most effectively curtailed by preventing consumption of cervid viscera by free-roaming dogs.

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Title: Emergence of Sylvatic Echinococcus granulosus as a parasitic zoonosis of public health concern in an indigenous community in Canada
Authors/Creators: C.G. Himsworth (Author/Creator) - University of Saskatchewan
E. Jenkins (Author/Creator)
J.E. Hill (Author/Creator)
M. Nsungu (Author/Creator)
M. Ndao (Author/Creator)
R.C.A. Thompson (Author/Creator)
C. Covacin (Author/Creator)
A. Ash (Author/Creator)
B.A. Wagner (Author/Creator)
A. McConnell (Author/Creator)
F.A. Leighton (Author/Creator)
S. Skinner (Author/Creator)
Publication Details: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol.82(4), pp.643-645
Publisher: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Identifiers: 991005546357707891
Copyright: © 2010 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration; International collaboration
Citation topics: 1 Clinical & Life Sciences; 1.163 Parasitology - General; 1.163.1106 Echinococcosis
Web Of Science research areas: Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Tropical Medicine
ESI research areas: Clinical Medicine