A ONE HEALTH APPROACH TO ECHINOCOCCUS CANADENSIS AND OTHER PARASITIC ZOONOSES IN REMOTE, RURAL AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES

• Main Author: Schurer, Janna
• Other Authors: Jenkins, Emily J., Brook, Ryan K., Wobeser, Gary, Epp, Tasha, Skinner, Stuart, Hill, Janet
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Saskatchewan 2015
• Subjects: Echinococcus; One Health; Canada; Endoparasite; Arctic; Kelsey; Canis lupus; elk; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/ETD-2015-01-1940

In Canada, parasitism in people and well-managed animal populations is less common now than a century ago, likely due to accessible anthelmintics, heightened public awareness, and improved sanitation. Some zoonotic parasites, such as Echinococcus canadensis are now rarely diagnosed in people, but pe...