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

• Published in: Journal of Wildlife Diseases
• Main Authors: Côté, Steeve D., Beauchamp, Guy, Brodeur, Vincent, Kutz, Susan, Taillon, Joëlle, Simard, Manon, Ducrocq, Julie, Lair, Stéphane
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Wildlife Disease Association, Inc. 2020
• Subjects: Besnoitia tarandi; Caribou; Disease; Epidemiology; Parasite; Protozoa; Rangifertarandus; Variables; Besnoitia; Caribou des bois > Parasites; Caribou des bois > Maladies > Épidémiologie; Arctic; Rivière aux Feuilles; Rivière George; Rangifer tarandus; Subarctic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/40089; https://doi.org/10.7589/2012-05-125

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...