Current findings:		A Trichinellosis Prevention Program using a Canadian ford Inspection Agency (CIFIA) procedure is in place for screening of Trichinella larvae in walrus. Hunters submit samples from their walrus catch to test for the presence of the microscopic nematode Trichinella nativa prior to consumption. Under the supervision of the in-house veterinarian, technicians perform the diagnostic procedure and the results are available to the hunters within 24 hours after the samples arrive at the Centre. In collaboration with CFIA, Health Canada and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Research Centre has initiated epidermiological surveys on foodborne diseases in the subsistence harvest. A USDA agglutination test is currently in use to detect anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in plasma of wildlife and to investigate the sources of human toxoplasmosis, which can cause neurological disorders in newborns.