| serologic studies on brucellosis, leptospirosis and tularemia in moose (alces alces) in quebec. | blood samples were obtained from 208 moose in la vérendrye and matane reserves and in laurentides park, quebec, canada. sera were tested for antibodies to brucella abortus, leptospira interrogans serovar ballum, canicola, grippotyphosa, hardjo, icterohaemorrhagiae and pomona, and francisella tularensis. fifteen sera contained evidence of prior exposure to f. tularensis. only one animal was a seroreactor to l. interrogans serovar grippotyphosa and none of them had antibodies to b. abortus. | 1984 | 6429355 |
| "muskrat fever": two outbreaks of tularemia near montreal. | | 1982 | 7046897 |
| seroepidemiologic study of three zoonoses (leptospirosis, q fever, and tularemia) among trappers in québec, canada. | this study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence of antibodies against francisella tularensis, coxiella burnetii, and certain serovars of leptospira interrogans among trappers in québec, canada. muskrat trapping was identified as a risk factor for f. tularensis infection, whereas having a cat at home apparently protected trappers against infection by l. interrogans. high percentages of control sera were positive for antibodies against c. burnetii (15%) and l. interrogans (5%), most frequentl ... | 1995 | 7583933 |
| seroprevalence of zoonoses in a cree community (canada). | cree trappers and hunters are at risk for contracting infectious diseases conveyed by wildlife. we performed a study in a cree community (canada) to determine the seroprevalence of 8 zoonotic infections among hunters and trappers for evidence of exposure to trichinella sp., toxoplasma gondii, toxocara canis, echinococcus granulosus, leptospira sp., coxiella burnetii, francisella tularensis, and sin nombre virus. a total of 50 participants (28 women and 22 men) were included in this study. result ... | 2007 | 17878068 |
| tularemia, plague, yersiniosis, and tyzzer's disease in wild rodents and lagomorphs in canada: a review. | information related to infection of wild rodents or lagomorphs in canada by francisella tularensis, yersinia pestis, other yersinia spp., and clostridium piliforme was searched for this study. reports on tularemia in humans linked to these species came from diagnostic databases, literature, wildlife health specialists, and public health agencies. tularemia has been diagnosed in 8 species of wild rodent and 2 species in the genus lepus in canada. tularemia occurred in wild animals, or in humans a ... | 2009 | 20190973 |
| seroprevalence of 10 zoonotic infections in 2 canadian cree communities. | we evaluated the seroprevalence of 10 zoonotic agents among the general population (15 years old and over) of eastmain and wemindji, james bay, quebec, in 2007. overall seroprevalence rates were similar between the 2 communities. nearly half the individuals tested (n = 251; 146 women, 105 men) were seropositive (n = 115) for at least one zoonosis. the highest seroprevalence rates were for leptospira sp. (23%), francisella tularensis (17%), and the california serogroup viruses (jc and ssh viruses ... | 2011 | 21398073 |
| seroprevalence of seven zoonotic infections in nunavik, quebec (canada). | in nunavik, common practices and food habits such as consumption of raw meat and untreated water place the inuit at risk for contracting zoonotic diseases. the aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of seven zoonotic infections among the permanent residents of nunavik. the study was conducted in the fall 2004 as part of the nunavik health survey. blood samples from adults aged 18-74ôçâyears (nôçâ=ôçâ917) were collected and analysed for the presence of antibodies against trichinell ... | 2011 | 21824376 |
| multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis of francisella tularensis from quebec, canada. | francisella tularensis is ubiquitous in the northern hemisphere. yet, little is known about the disease and its ecology within canada as few serological studies have shown exposure to the disease and fewer case studies have been reported. this report is the first to describe the molecular subtyping of f. tularensis isolates within eastern canada using multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis. from 1998 to 2011, a total of 73 specimens were isolated from unique human and animal sourc ... | 2015 | 25442329 |