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Emergence of sylvatic Echinococcus granulosus as a parasitic zoonosis of public health concern in an indigenous community in Canada.

ABSTRACT: Within a remote Canadian Indigenous community, at least 11* of people had antibodies against Echinococcus granulosus and E. granulosus eggs were detected in 6* of environmentally collected canine fecal samples. Dog ownership, hunting, and trapping were not risk factors for seropositivity, suggesting that people are most likely exposed to E. granulosus through indirect contact with dog feces in the environment. In this situation, human exposure could be most effectively curtailed by preventing consumption of cervid viscera by free-roaming dogs.

SUBMITTER: Himsworth CG

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2844548 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Emergence of sylvatic Echinococcus granulosus as a parasitic zoonosis of public health concern in an indigenous community in Canada.

Himsworth Chelsea G CG Jenkins Emily E Hill Janet E JE Nsungu Mandiangu M Ndao Momar M Andrew Thompson R C RC Covacin Catherine C Ash Amanda A Wagner Brent A BA McConnell Athena A Leighton Frederick A FA Skinner Stuart S

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20100401 4

Within a remote Canadian Indigenous community, at least 11* of people had antibodies against Echinococcus granulosus and E. granulosus eggs were detected in 6* of environmentally collected canine fecal samples. Dog ownership, hunting, and trapping were not risk factors for seropositivity, suggesting that people are most likely exposed to E. granulosus through indirect contact with dog feces in the environment. In this situation, human exposure could be most effectively curtailed by preventing co ...[more]

PMID: 20348513

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Emergence of sylvatic Echinococcus granulosus as a parasitic zoonosis of public health concern in an indigenous community in Canada.

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Emergence of sylvatic Echinococcus granulosus as a parasitic zoonosis of public health concern in an indigenous community in Canada.

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