Are Canada Goose Populations a Public Health Concern?

Unlike many waterfowl species, Canada geese tend to travel further from water to feed. In turn, this allows birds to spread their feces over large areas. While feeding, one Canada goose can produce approximately one dropping per minute. Total daily fecal production may reach approximately 2 pounds or more of waste per goose . . .


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References

Graczyk TK, Cranfield MR, Fayer R, et al. Inactivity of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts is retained upon intestinal passage through a migratory waterfowl species (Canada goose, ). Trop med Health 2(4):341-347, 1997.References and further reading

Graczyk TK, Cranfield MR, Fayer R, et al. Inactivity of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts is retained upon intestinal passage through a migratory waterfowl species (Canada goose, Branta canadensis). Trop med Health 2(4):341-347, 1997.

Graczyk TK, Fayer R, Trout JM, et al. Giardia sp. cysts and infectious Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in the feces of migratory Canada geese (Branta canadensis). Appl Environ Microbiol 64(7):2736-2738, 1998.

Graczyk TK, Majewska AC, SChawb KJ. The role of birds in dissemination of human waterborne enteropathogens. Trends Parasitol 24(2):55-59, 2008

Hoefer H. Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. In: Altman RB, Clubb SL, Dorrestein GM, Quesenberry K (eds). Avian Medicine and Surgery. WB Saunders, Philadelphia. Pp 419- 453, 1997

Kassa H, Harrington BJ, Bisesi MS. Cryptosporidiosis: a brief literature review and update regarding Cryptosporidium in feces of Canada geese (Branta Canadensis). J Environ Health 66(7):34-40, 2004.

Leoni F, Amar C, Nichols G, et al. Genetic analysis of Cryptosporidium from 2414 humans with diarrhea in England between 1985 and 2000. J Med Microbiol 55(Pt 6):703-707, 2006.

McLauchlin J, Amar C, Pedraza-Díaz S, Nichols GL. Molecular epidemiological analysis of Cryptospridium spp. in the United Kingdom. J Clin Microbiol 38(11):3984-3990, 2000.

Wilkes G, Ruecker NJ, Neumann NF, et al. A spatiotemporal analysis of Cryptosporidium species/genotypes and relationships with other zoonotic pathogens in surface water from mixed use watersheds. Appl Environ Microbiol [Epub ahead of print] Nov 2 2012.

Zhou L, Kassa H, Tischler ML, Xiao L. Host-adapted Cryptosporidium spp. in Canada geese (Branta canadensis). Appl Envir Microbiol 70(7):4211-4215, 2004.

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