TY - JOUR AU - Nemeth, Nicole AU - Campbell, G. Douglas AU - Oesterle, Paul AU - Shirose, Lenny AU - McEwen, Beverly AU - Jardine, Claire T1 - Red Fox as Sentinel for Blastomyces dermatitidis, Ontario, Canada T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2016 VL - 22 IS - 7 SP - 1275 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Blastomyces dermatitidis, a fungus that can cause fatal infection in humans and other mammals, is not readily recoverable from soil, its environmental reservoir. Because of the red fox’s widespread distribution, susceptibility to B. dermatitidis, close association with soil, and well-defined home ranges, this animal has potential utility as a sentinel for this fungus. KW - Blastomyces dermatitidis KW - blastomycosis KW - fungal disease KW - canid KW - dog KW - fungi KW - red fox KW - Vulpes vulpes KW - sentinel KW - Canada DO - 10.3201/eid2207.151789 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/7/15-1789_article ER - End of Reference