Echinococcus in wild canids in Québec (Canada) and Maine (USA).

• Main Authors: Janna M Schurer (Author), Emilie Bouchard (Author), Ann Bryant (Author), Sarah Revell (Author), Grace Chavis (Author), Anne Lichtenwalner (Author), Emily J Jenkins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Zoonotic Echinococcus spp. cestodes (E. canadensis and E. multilocularis) infect domestic animals, wildlife, and people in regions of Canada and the USA. We recovered and quantified Echinococcus spp. cestodes from 22 of 307 intestinal tracts of wild canids (23 wolves, 100 coyotes, 184 red and arctic...