Emergence of Echinococcus multilocularis (the “fox tapeworm”) in Canada

ONLINE and McLauglin Library , Canada

Echinococcus multilocularis is a zoonotic parasite that historically was only thought to occur in wildlife in parts of the Canadian arctic, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. However, over the last 20 years the parasite has emerged as a significant infection of wild canids, and a significant pathogen of both dogs and people, across Canada. The talk