Epidemiology and One Health: Collaborative Research Investigating Public Health Challenges Related to Canines in Rural, Urban, and Remote Communities in Canada
This thesis is an investigation of public health challenges related to dogs in rural and urban communities in southern Ontario, and in remote Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, using cross-sectional observational studies. First, we conducted a scoping review of canine zoonotic and vectorborne research in Nor...
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ftunivguelph:oai:atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca:10214/18039 2024-06-23T07:54:13+00:00 Epidemiology and One Health: Collaborative Research Investigating Public Health Challenges Related to Canines in Rural, Urban, and Remote Communities in Canada Julien, Danielle Sargeant, Jan 2020-06-11 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10214/18039 en eng University of Guelph http://hdl.handle.net/10214/18039 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Epidemiology Canine zoonoses One Health Public Health Thesis 2020 ftunivguelph 2024-06-04T23:58:45Z This thesis is an investigation of public health challenges related to dogs in rural and urban communities in southern Ontario, and in remote Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, using cross-sectional observational studies. First, we conducted a scoping review of canine zoonotic and vectorborne research in North American countries, categorized by the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI). Most research was conducted in “very high” and “high” IHDI countries. Second, the prevalence of Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. were investigated in dogs in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Using Ecohealth and One Health approaches, feces were collected from three dog populations (sled (n=79), shelter (n=111), and community dogs (n=104)). The fecal prevalence of at least one parasite when one sample was chosen at random for all dogs was 8.16% (95% CI: 5.52-11.92), and of Giardia spp., and Cryptosporidium spp. was 4.42% (95% CI: 2.58-7.49) and 6.12% (95% CI: 3.88-9.53), respectively. We identified Giardia intestinalis, zoonotic assemblage B (n=2), and species-specific D (n=3) and E (n=1); and 5 samples containing Cryptosporidium canis. Third, we explored the prevalence of dog ownership, canine rabies vaccination, and the incidence of self-reported dog bites in humans; knowledge of zoonoses; and sources of dogs as pets in southern Ontario using an online questionnaire of n=1,002 rural and 1,004 urban respondents. The probability of owning at least one dog was higher in rural households than in urban households (OR=1.24, 95% CI: 1.04-1.48, p=0.02). Irrespective of dog ownership, the incidence risk of at least one bite victim over a one-year period in rural households (6.09% per year) was less than in urban households (10.76% per year). Of respondent-owned biting dogs, 16.67% were unvaccinated against rabies. Many respondents were aware of canine zoonoses (55.88%) and there were no differences in awareness between rural and urban respondents. Finally, over a seven-year period, 731 (36.44%) respondents domestically sourced, and 55 (2.74%) ... Thesis Iqaluit Nunavut University of Guelph: DSpace digital archive Canada Nunavut |
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This thesis is an investigation of public health challenges related to dogs in rural and urban communities in southern Ontario, and in remote Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, using cross-sectional observational studies. First, we conducted a scoping review of canine zoonotic and vectorborne research in North American countries, categorized by the Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI). Most research was conducted in “very high” and “high” IHDI countries. Second, the prevalence of Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. were investigated in dogs in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Using Ecohealth and One Health approaches, feces were collected from three dog populations (sled (n=79), shelter (n=111), and community dogs (n=104)). The fecal prevalence of at least one parasite when one sample was chosen at random for all dogs was 8.16% (95% CI: 5.52-11.92), and of Giardia spp., and Cryptosporidium spp. was 4.42% (95% CI: 2.58-7.49) and 6.12% (95% CI: 3.88-9.53), respectively. We identified Giardia intestinalis, zoonotic assemblage B (n=2), and species-specific D (n=3) and E (n=1); and 5 samples containing Cryptosporidium canis. Third, we explored the prevalence of dog ownership, canine rabies vaccination, and the incidence of self-reported dog bites in humans; knowledge of zoonoses; and sources of dogs as pets in southern Ontario using an online questionnaire of n=1,002 rural and 1,004 urban respondents. The probability of owning at least one dog was higher in rural households than in urban households (OR=1.24, 95% CI: 1.04-1.48, p=0.02). Irrespective of dog ownership, the incidence risk of at least one bite victim over a one-year period in rural households (6.09% per year) was less than in urban households (10.76% per year). Of respondent-owned biting dogs, 16.67% were unvaccinated against rabies. Many respondents were aware of canine zoonoses (55.88%) and there were no differences in awareness between rural and urban respondents. Finally, over a seven-year period, 731 (36.44%) respondents domestically sourced, and 55 (2.74%) ... |
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Epidemiology and One Health: Collaborative Research Investigating Public Health Challenges Related to Canines in Rural, Urban, and Remote Communities in Canada |
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Epidemiology and One Health: Collaborative Research Investigating Public Health Challenges Related to Canines in Rural, Urban, and Remote Communities in Canada |
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Epidemiology and One Health: Collaborative Research Investigating Public Health Challenges Related to Canines in Rural, Urban, and Remote Communities in Canada |
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University of Guelph |
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