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ArticleThe Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne2023

Estimating spatial and temporal trends of dog importation into Canada from 2013 to 2019.

Jillian Blackmore, Helen Gerson, Katie M Clow, Maureen E C Anderson, Joanne Tataryn

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Article in The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Jillian BlackmorePublic Health Agency of Canada, 180 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3L7 (Blackmore); Canada Border Services Agency, 100 Metcalfe Street, 8th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L8 (Gerson); University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 (Clow); Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, 1 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario N1G 4Y2 (Anderson); Public Health Agency of Canada, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4 (Tataryn).
Helen GersonPublic Health Agency of Canada, 180 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3L7 (Blackmore); Canada Border Services Agency, 100 Metcalfe Street, 8th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L8 (Gerson); University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 (Clow); Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, 1 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario N1G 4Y2 (Anderson); Public Health Agency of Canada, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4 (Tataryn).
Katie M ClowPublic Health Agency of Canada, 180 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3L7 (Blackmore); Canada Border Services Agency, 100 Metcalfe Street, 8th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L8 (Gerson); University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 (Clow); Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, 1 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario N1G 4Y2 (Anderson); Public Health Agency of Canada, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4 (Tataryn).
Maureen E C AndersonPublic Health Agency of Canada, 180 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3L7 (Blackmore); Canada Border Services Agency, 100 Metcalfe Street, 8th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L8 (Gerson); University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 (Clow); Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, 1 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario N1G 4Y2 (Anderson); Public Health Agency of Canada, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4 (Tataryn).
Joanne TatarynPublic Health Agency of Canada, 180 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5V 3L7 (Blackmore); Canada Border Services Agency, 100 Metcalfe Street, 8th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0L8 (Gerson); University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 (Clow); Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, 1 Stone Road West, Guelph, Ontario N1G 4Y2 (Anderson); Public Health Agency of Canada, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4 (Tataryn).

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and objective: For several years, there has been growing concern over the public and animal health impacts of dog importation, with many Canadian veterinarians reporting increasing diagnoses of exotic pests and pathogens. This study is the first to estimate the number of dogs imported into Canada and describe spatial and temporal trends. Animal and procedure: Commercial and a subset of personal dog importation records, obtained from the Canada Border Services Agency, were used to estimate the total number of dogs imported into Canada from 2013 to 2019. Results: The number of dogs imported annually increased by > 400% over the study period, with > 37 000 dogs imported in 2019. The majority of dogs (72%) were imported from the United States and Eastern Europe, and 23% originated in a country considered high-risk for canine rabies. Conclusion: Dog importation into Canada has increased substantially over time. Moving forward, education and improved tracking will be essential.

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Dog DiseasesRabiesAnimalsCanadaDogsUnited States

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PMID38046420
PMCPMC10637708

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