A mixed-methods approach to understanding domestic dog health and disease transmission risk in an indigenous reserve in Guyana, South America.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Marissa S Milstein, Christopher A Shaffer, Phillip Suse, Aron Marawanaru, Daniel A Heinrich, Peter A Larsen, Tiffany M Wolf
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Tunga; Canis lupus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010469; https://doaj.org/article/a188d44252084ee5b15466adea5dc751

Domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) can transmit a variety of pathogens due to their ubiquitousness in urban, rural and natural environments, and their close interactions with wildlife and humans. In this study, we used a mixed-methods approach to assess the role of domestic dogs as potential int...