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We determined the prevalence, intensity, and genetic diversity of Trichinella infections in wolverines in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, and compared these results with those of studies conducted in other northern Canadian provinces. Larvae were found in 41% (9\/22) of hosts, with a mean intensity of 5.93 larvae per gram of tongue tissue. The DNA sequencing of the cytochrome b gene confirmed that all hosts were infected with Trichinella nativa and that diversity was limited with only two distinct haplotypes recovered. The presence of T. nativa in wolverines indicates that this parasite is being maintained in a sylvatic cycle and that humans could be at risk of transmission in northern Manitoba.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.7589\/jwd-d-24-00070","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,16]],"date-time":"2025-05-16T00:24:26Z","timestamp":1747355066000},"page":"467-471","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Relatively Low Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of Trichinella nativa in Wolverines (Gulo gulo) from Churchill, Manitoba, Canada"],"prefix":"10.7589","volume":"61","author":[{"given":"Maya J.","family":"Derksen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, 50 Sifton Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ashley J.","family":"Pidwerbesky","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Assiniboine Park Zoo, 2595 Roblin Boulevard, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3R 2N7, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amber","family":"Papineau","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Assiniboine Park Zoo, 2595 Roblin Boulevard, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3R 2N7, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stephen D.","family":"Petersen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, 50 Sifton Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jillian T.","family":"Detwiler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, 50 Sifton Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"4415","reference":[{"key":"1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"E Bilska-Zaj\u0105c, F Franssen, M R\u00f3\u017cycki, et al.  \"Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl.\"  10, \"Intraspecific genetic variation in Trichinella spiralis and Trichinella britovi populations circulating in different geographical regions of Poland.\" 101 (2019)","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijppaw.2019.07.009"},{"key":"3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"KC Chadee  and TA Dick  \"J Parasitol.\"  68, \"Biological characteristics and host influence on a geographical isolate of Trichinella (wolverine: 55\u00b000\u2032N, 100\u00b000\u2032W, 1979).\" 451 (1982)","DOI":"10.2307\/3280957"},{"key":"4","unstructured":"\"COSEWIC assessment and status report on the wolverine Gulo in Canada.\"  76 (2014)"},{"key":"5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"TA Dick  and RD Leonard  \"J Wildl Dis.\"  15, \"Helminth parasites of fisher Martes pennanti (Erxleben) from Manitoba, Canada.\" 409 (1979)","DOI":"10.7589\/0090-3558-15.3.409"},{"key":"6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"DB Dunams-Morel, MV Reichard, L Torretti, et al.  \"Infect Genet Evol.\"  12, \"Discernible but limited introgression has occurred where Trichinella nativa and the T6 genotype occur in sympatry.\" 530 (2012)","DOI":"10.1016\/j.meegid.2012.01.004"},{"key":"8","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"JL. 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