Variables associated with Besnoitia tarandi prevalence and cyst density in barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus) populations

• Main Authors: Ducrocq, Julie, Beauchamp, Guy, Kutz, Susan, Simard, Manon, Taillon, Joëlle, Côté, Steeve D., Brodeur, Vincent, Lair, Stéphane
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wildlife Disease Association, Inc. 2013
• Subjects: envir; geo; Arctic; Rivière aux Feuilles; Rivière George; Rangifer tarandus; Subarctic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/40089

Besnoitia tarandi has been documented in free-ranging reindeer and caribou (Rangifer tarandus spp.) since 1922 throughout their arctic and subarctic ranges; however, very little is known about its epidemiology. We evaluated variables associated with B. tarandi prevalence and cyst density with the us...