PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - J. Hamilton TI - Zoonotic diseases in Canada: an interdisciplinary challenge DP - 1996 Aug 15 TA - Canadian Medical Association Journal PG - 413--418 VI - 155 IP - 4 4099 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/155/4/413.short 4100 - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/155/4/413.full SO - CMAJ1996 Aug 15; 155 AB - Although zoonotic diseases are generally rare in Canada, a wide range of pathogens can be transmitted from animal reservoirs to humans through insect vectors or direct contact with wild and domestic animals. Across the country researchers with backgrounds ranging from wildlife biology to parasitology and epidemiology are tracking a variety of zoonotic diseases, some of which are causing increasing concern among public health officials.