Stabilizing Dog Populations and Improving Animal and Public Health Through a Participatory Approach in Indigenous Communities

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 445-455

  Schurer, J M ^a   Phipps, K ^b   Okemow, C ^c   Beatch, H ^c   Jenkins, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Canine Action Project   (Canada)

^c Battle River Treaty 6 Health Center   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dog bite; First Nations; Free roaming pets; One Health; Subsidized spay neuter; Veterinary public health

Indexed keywords

FEBANTEL; IMIDACLOPRID; PRAZIQUANTEL; PYRANTEL EMBONATE; SELAMECTIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COOPERATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DOG BITE; ECTOPARASITOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FATALITY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS HEALTH CARE; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; NONHUMAN; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; STRAY DOG; VACCINATION; VETERINARY CLINIC; ZOONOSIS; ADOLESCENT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL WELFARE; BITES AND STINGS; CASTRATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DOG; DOG DISEASES; FECES; HEALTH; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL POPULATION; SASKATCHEWAN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARY; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; CASTRATION; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; DEMOGRAPHY; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SASKATCHEWAN; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938740281     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/zph.12173     Document Type: Article

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