Parasite zoonoses and wildlife: one health, spillover and human activity

RCA Thompson - International journal for parasitology, 2013 - Elsevier
This review examines parasite zoonoses and wildlife in the context of the One Health triad
that encompasses humans, domestic animals, wildlife and the changing ecosystems in …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence of Giardia infection in dogs and cats, a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence studies from stool samples

M Bouzid, K Halai, D Jeffreys, PR Hunter - Veterinary parasitology, 2015 - Elsevier
Giardia has a wide range of host species and is a common cause of diarrhoeal disease in
humans and animals. Companion animals are able to transmit a range of zoonotic diseases …

Tradition and transition: parasitic zoonoses of people and animals in Alaska, northern Canada, and Greenland

EJ Jenkins, LJ Castrodale, SJC de Rosemond… - Advances in …, 2013 - Elsevier
Zoonotic parasites are important causes of endemic and emerging human disease in
northern North America and Greenland (the North), where prevalence of some parasites is …

Parasite prevalence in fecal samples from shelter dogs and cats across the Canadian provinces

A Villeneuve, L Polley, E Jenkins, J Schurer… - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background In Canada, surveys of enteric parasites in dogs and cats have been
reported sporadically over the past 40 years, mostly focusing on a specific region. The …

The role of wild canids and felids in spreading parasites to dogs and cats in Europe: Part I: Protozoa and tick-borne agents

D Otranto, C Cantacessi, M Pfeffer, F Dantas-Torres… - Veterinary …, 2015 - Elsevier
Over the last few decades, the world has witnessed radical changes in climate, landscape,
and ecosystems. These events, together with other factors such as increasing illegal wildlife …

Major emerging vector-borne zoonotic diseases of public health importance in Canada

MA Kulkarni, L Berrang-Ford, PA Buck… - Emerging microbes & …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In Canada, the emergence of vector-borne diseases may occur via international movement
and subsequent establishment of vectors and pathogens, or via northward spread from …

Canine distemper spillover in domestic dogs from urban wildlife

S Kapil, TJ Yeary - Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, 2011 - vetsmall.theclinics.com
Canine distemper virus (CDV) causes a major disease of domestic dogs that develops as a
serious systemic infection in unvaccinated or improperly vaccinated dogs. 1 Domesticated …

Long‐term increases in pathogen seroprevalence in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) influenced by climate change

NW Pilfold, ES Richardson, J Ellis… - Global change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The influence of climate change on wildlife disease dynamics is a burgeoning conservation
and human health issue, but few long‐term studies empirically link climate to pathogen …

Dogs (Canis familiaris) as Sentinels for Human Infectious Disease and Application to Canadian Populations: A Systematic Review

NH Bowser, NE Anderson - Veterinary sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
In a world where climate change, vector expansion, human activity, and pathogen dispersal
do not respect boundaries, the human–animal–pathogen interface has become less …

Dog-walking behaviours affect gastrointestinal parasitism in park-attending dogs

AF Smith, CAD Semeniuk, SJ Kutz, A Massolo - Parasites & vectors, 2014 - Springer
Background In urban parks, dogs, wildlife and humans can be sympatric, introducing the
potential for inter-and intra-specific transmission of pathogens among hosts. This study was …