Echinococcus multilocularisin Urban Coyotes, Alberta, Canada
Open Access
- 1 October 2012
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 18 (10), 1625-1628
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid.1810.120119
Abstract
Echinococcus multilocularis is a zoonotic parasite in wild canids. We determined its frequency in urban coyotes (Canis latrans) in Alberta, Canada. We detected E. multilocularis in 23 of 91 coyotes in this region. This parasite is a public health concern throughout the Northern Hemisphere, partly because of increased urbanization of wild canids.Keywords
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