| enteric parasites of free-roaming, owned, and rural cats in prairie regions of canada. | the objective of this study was to determine prevalence, intensity, and zoonotic potential of gastrointestinal parasites in free-roaming and pet cats in urban areas of saskatchewan (sk) and a rural region in southwestern alberta (ab). fecal samples were analyzed using a modified double centrifugation sucrose flotation to detect helminth eggs and coccidian oocysts, and an immunofluorescence assay to detect giardia and cryptosporidium. endoparasite prevalence was higher in samples from rural ab ca ... | 2015 | 25969584 |
| prevalence and genotyping of giardia duodenalis from beef calves in alberta, canada. | giardia infections in domestic cattle has come under increasing scrutiny owing to the potential contamination of surface and ground waters through manure distribution on fields and pasture runoff. the objective of the study was to determine the prevalence and genotypes of giardia duodenalis in beef calves in major beef cow calf farms in alberta, canada. fecal samples were collected from beef calves aged 2-10 weeks at nine farms in alberta. samples were examined for the presence of g. duodenalis ... | 2003 | 12623208 |
| sentinel surveillance for zoonotic parasites in companion animals in indigenous communities of saskatchewan. | indigenous communities may have increased risk of exposure to zoonotic parasites, including echinococcus granulosus, toxocara canis, toxoplasma gondii, diphyllobothrium spp., and giardia duodenalis, for which dogs may serve as sentinels for or sources of human infection. canid fecal samples were collected from dogs and the environment in five indigenous communities across saskatchewan and alberta (n = 58, 62, 43, 66, and 25). parasites in individual fecal samples were quantified using fecal flot ... | 2012 | 22826486 |
| antigenic analysis of giardia duodenalis strains isolated in alberta. | giardia duodenalis is a common intestinal parasite in most parts of the world. in canada it is associated with both endemic and epidemic infections that are often transmitted by the waterborne route. although g. duodenalis strains have been isolated from several animals, the role of other mammals in human infection is unclear. we have isolated and cultured g. duodenalis trophozoites from domestic and wild animals in alberta and compared them with a human isolate by protein gel electrophoresis an ... | 1986 | 3545410 |