Emily Jenkins

DVM, PhD, BSc Hon

Assistant Professor, Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, University of Saskatchewan

Location

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Keywords

Wildlife, disease ecology, zoonoses, climate change, indigenous health

Research interests

Detect, characterize (using morphological and molecular techniques), and understand the ecology of parasitic zoonoses (such as Echinococcus, Toxoplasma, and Giardia) with wildlife reservoirs in northwestern Canada

Determine effects of environmental and anthropogenic change on the distribution and transmission of zoonoses with wildlife reservoirs in northwestern Canada

Provide the scientific basis to assess, mitigate, and communicate risks to public and animal health associated with country food safety and parasitic zoonoses in remote, rural, and Indigenous communities in Canada

Expertise in

Companion Animals

Echinococcosis

Food

Giardiasis

Northern/Aboriginal Issues

Public Health

Toxoplasmosis

Veterinary

Relevant publications

E.J. Jenkins, A. Simon, N. Bachand, C. Stephen. 2015. Wildlife parasites in a One Health world. Trends in parasitology 31(5): 174-180. doi:10.1016/j.pt.2015.01.002

A.J. Lymbery, E.J. Jenkins, J.M. Schurer, R.C.A. Thompson. 2015. Echinococcus canadensis, E. borealis, and E. intermedius. What's in a name? Trends in parasitology, 2015 31(1):23-29. doi:10.1016/j.pt.2014.11.003

S.A. Elmore, K.P. Huyvaert, L.L. Bailey, J. Milhous, R.T. Alisauskas, A.A. Gajadhar, E.J. Jenkins. 2014. Toxoplasma gondii exposure in arctic-nesting geese: A multi-state occupancy framework and comparison of serological assays. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 3(2): 147-153; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2014.05.005.

J.M. Schurer, K. Phipps, C. Okemow, H. Beatch, E. Jenkins. 2014. Stabilizing dog populations and improving animal and public health through a participatory approach in indigenous communities. Zoonoses and Public Health doi:10.1111/zph.12173

K.M. Gesy, J.M. Schurer, A. Massolo, S. Liccioli, B.T. Elkin, R. Alisauskas, E.J. Jenkins. 2014. Unexpected diversity of the cestode Echinococcus multilocularis in wildlife in Canada, International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 3(2): 81-87; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2014.03.002.

Contact

52 Campus Drive

Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B4

emily.jenkins@usask.ca