Death as Sentinel Outcome

This table summarizes studies curated in the Canary Database about the overall quality of published evidence supporting sentinels of human health hazards with respect to the outcome Death.

Empty cells indicate a lack of evidence in the data the Canary Database comprises.

Species	Greater susceptibility	Shorter latency	Greater exposure risk	Early warning
American crow
Birds
Carpodacus mexicanus
Chickens
Corvus ossifragus
Culicidae
Cyanocitta cristata
Dogs
Ducks
earthworms <sp.>
Fishes
Mice
Opossums
Passer domesticus
Pica hudsonia
Quiscalus quiscula
Raccoons
ring-billed gull
Swine

Legend

/ - Experimental or cohort studies

/ - Case control, cross sectional, or aggregate studies

/ - Case report or expert opinion

Greater susceptibility

Species more susceptible than humans

Shorter latency

Species affected by exposure more rapidly than humans

Greater exposure risk

Species at increased risk of exposure compared with humans

Early warning

Species provided early warning of human health hazards

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