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Natural Dissemination of Bacillus anthracis Spores in Northern Canada by Dragon, D. C, Bader, D. E, Mitchell, J, Woollen, N

“…Soil samples were collected from around fresh and year-old bison carcasses and areas not associated with known carcasses in Wood Buffalo National Park during…”
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review of anthrax in Canada and implications for research on the disease in northern bison by Dragon, D.C, Elkin, B.T, Nishi, J.S, Ellsworth, T.R

“…During the first half of the century, the majority of anthrax outbreaks in Canada occurred in the southern portions of Ontario and Quebec and were often…”
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Evaluation of spore extraction and purification methods for selective recovery of viable Bacillus anthracis spores by Dragon, D.C., Rennie, R.P.

“…Aims: To investigate methods of improving anthrax spore detection with PLET. Methods and Results: Comparisons were made of PLET and blood‐supplemented PLET to…”
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Detection of anthrax spores in endemic regions of northern Canada by Dragon, D.C, Rennie, R.P, Elkin, B.T

“…Aims: To determine the level of anthrax spore contamination in endemic regions of northern Canada between outbreaks. Methods and Results: Bacterial endospores…”
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The ecology of anthrax spores: tough but not invincible by Dragon, D.C. (University of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Alberta.), Rennie, R.P

“…Bacillus anthracis is the causative agent of anthrax, a serious and often fatal disease of wild and domestic animals. Central to the persistence of anthrax in…”
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An Overview of Early Anthrax Outbreaks in Northern Canada: Field Reports of the Health of Animals Branch, Agriculture Canada, 1962–71 by Dragon, D. C., Elkin, B. T.

“…Between 1962 and 1971, six outbreaks of anthrax occurred in the bison herds of the Northwest Territories and northern Alberta. In response, the federal Health…”
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Investigation, control and epizootiology of anthrax in a geographically isolated, free-roaming bison population in northern Canada by Gates, C.C, Elkin, B.T, Dragon, D.C

“…In July 1993 anthrax caused significant mortality in an isolated, free-ranging population of bison (Bos bison athabascae) west of Great Slave Lake in the…”
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Emergency response planning for anthrax outbreaks in bison herds of northern Canada: a balance between policy and science by Nishi, J S, Dragon, D C, Elkin, B T, Mitchell, J, Ellsworth, T R, Hugh-Jones, M E

“…Anthrax outbreaks in northern Canada have implications for ongoing recovery efforts for the threatened wood bison and may pose a health risk to humans, other…”
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Evaluation of spore extraction and purification methods for selective recovery of viable Bacillus anthracis spores by Dragon, D C, Rennie, R P

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An overview of early anthrax outbreaks in northern Canada: field reports of the Health of Animals Branch, Agriculture Canada, 1962-1971 by Dragon, D C, Elkin, B T

“…During the summer of 1962, a large outbreak of anthrax occurred in the free-roaming bison (Bison bison) herds of the Hook Lake region, Northwest Territories,…”
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Emergency Response Planning for Anthrax Outbreaks in Bison Herds of Northern Canada by NISHI, J. S., DRAGON, D. C., ELKIN, B. T., MITCHELL, J., ELLSWORTH, T. R., HUGH-JONES, M. E.

“…: Anthrax outbreaks in northern Canada have implications for ongoing recovery efforts for the threatened wood bison and may pose a health risk to humans, other…”
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