Cody Malone

$10,000.00 CAD

≈ 2 months of average Canadian pay
Department
Polar Knowledge Canada
Program
Grants for the Advancement of Northern Science and Technology
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2024-2025
Agreement period
April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025
Reference
polar-polaire:171-2024-2025-Q4-P0025

Published purpose

This research will study a new species of the zoonotic, muscle-dwelling nematode Trichinella, T. chanchalensis, which was recently described in wolverine in the Yukon and Northwest Territories, based only on molecular detection by answering these research questions: 1. What is the host range in the North of animals infected with the new species of Trichinella, Trichinella chanchalensis? 2. What is the geographic range of Trichinella chanchalensis? 3. What is the diversity, intensity, and prevalence of Trichinella species in the North?

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