Understanding parasite biodiversity at high latitudes
Studies on parasite distribution and biodiversity are foundational to understanding how parasites may affect the health and conservation of their…
Southern red-backed vole found to be a new intermediate host for a potentially zoonotic tapeworm
Echinococcus multilocularis are gut-dwelling parasitic tapeworms of carnivores (foxes, coyotes, dogs, etc.). Eggs of E. multilocularis that are shed in…
What’s Eating You, Caribou? Investigating the Gastrointestinal Parasites of West Greenland Caribou
Caribou and reindeer (Rangifer tarandus spp.) are a key component of many Arctic ecosystems and are an important resource for…
Parasitic disease causing death of American Robins
The American Robin (Turdus migratorius) is one of the most abundant birds of the Thrush Family (song birds) in North…
Mystery Paralysis in Elk in Canmore, AB – An update
On 8th January 2013, we reported the discovery of two bull elk near Canmore, Alberta, showing signs of partial paralysis…
CWD confirmed in an Alberta moose
The first case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a moose in Canada was confirmed in Alberta earlier this month.…
Mystery Paralysis in Elk reported in Canmore, AB
Fish and Wildlife officials of Alberta Sustainable Resources Development have reported an illness in two elk in a herd in…
Food safety of hunter-killed wildlife
Late autumn is hunting season with white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and moose being the species commonly hunted in Canada.…
Surveillance for Rodent External Parasites at Sheep River Provincial Park, Alberta.
Rodents often are reservoirs for numerous infectious agents, or pathogens, that can be transmitted from animals to humans. External parasites…