Publications by authors named "Ted Leighton"
Article Synopsis
- Domestic animal health services in Canada's Northwest Territories are provided through various means, including private vets in a few communities, and alternative methods like mail-order and free clinics in others.
- An evaluation in the Sahtu Settlement Area involved free clinics for dogs and surveys of dog owners and students, revealing low rates of neutering (20%), rabies vaccinations (37%), and deworming (29%), along with concerning health conditions in the dogs examined.
- Owners and youths expressed a need for better animal health services, suggesting that future efforts should build on current programs and involve community collaboration to enhance relevance and sustainability.
Perspectives on emerging zoonotic disease research and capacity building in Canada.
Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol
November 2004
Zoonoses are fundamental determinants of community health. Preventing, identifying and managing these infections must be a central public health focus. Most current zoonoses research focuses on the interface of the pathogen and the clinically ill person, emphasizing microbial detection, mechanisms of pathogenicity and clinical intervention strategies, rather than examining the causes of emergence, persistence and spread of new zoonoses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the summer of 2005 a Canadian national surveillance program for influenza A viruses in wild aquatic birds was initiated. The program involved collaboration between federal and provincial levels of government and was coordinated by the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre. The surveillance plan targeted young-of-the-year Mallards along with other duck species at six sampling locations along the major migratory flyways across Canada.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZoonoses are fundamental determinants of community health. Preventing, identifying and managing these infections must be a central public health focus. Most current zoonoses research focuses on the interface of the pathogen and the clinically ill person, emphasizing microbial detection, mechanisms of pathogenicity and clinical intervention strategies, rather than examining the causes of emergence, persistence and spread of new zoonoses.
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