title: Dogs as sources and sentinels of parasites in humans and wildlife, northern 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.
authors.affiliation: Calgary Zoo Animal Health Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Amanda L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Salb
authors.forename: Herman W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Barkema
authors.forename: Brett T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Elkin
authors.forename: R C Andrew
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Douglas P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Whiteside
authors.forename: Sandra R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dubey
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kutz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000469:parasitology*; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology*; D001110:Arctic Regions / Q000453:epidemiology; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000469:parasitology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000635:transmission; D004285:Dogs; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance / Q000662:veterinary*; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology