title: Echinococcus multilocularis in urban coyotes, Alberta, Canada.
abstract: Echinococcus multilocularis is a zoonotic parasite in wild canids. We determined its frequency in urban coyotes (Canis latrans) in Alberta, Canada. We detected E. multilocularis in 23 of 91 coyotes in this region. This parasite is a public health concern throughout the Northern Hemisphere, partly because of increased urbanization of wild canids.
authors.affiliation: University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Catalano
authors.forename: Manigandan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lejeune
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liccioli
authors.forename: Guilherme G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Verocai
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Gesy
authors.forename: Emily J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kutz
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fuentealba
authors.forename: Padraig J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Duignan
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Massolo
mesh_terms: D000416:Alberta / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D046029:Coyotes / Q000469:parasitology*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D048210:Echinococcus multilocularis / Q000302:isolation & purification*