Delayed development of the protective IL-17A response following a Giardia muris infection in neonatal mice [PDF]
, 2019 Giardia is an intestinal protozoan parasite that has the ability to infect a wide range of hosts, which can result in the clinical condition 'giardiasis'.
De Bosscher, Karolien +4 more
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Comparing four diagnostic tests for Giardia duodenalis in dogs using latent class analysis
Parasites & Vectors, 2018 Background To accurately diagnose giardiosis in dogs, knowledge of diagnostic test characteristics and expected prevalence are required. The aim of this work was to estimate test characteristics (sensitivity and specificity) of four commonly used ...
Mathilde Uiterwijk +6 more
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Microorganisms, 2023 Giardia duodenalis is a waterborne zoonotic protozoan that causes gastrointestinal tract inflammation in humans, cattle, and other animals. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence and potential risk factors for Giardia infection in ...
Maira Mateusa +3 more
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Epidemiology of parasitic protozoan infections in Soay sheep (Ovis aries L.) on St Kilda [PDF]
, 2006 The feral Soay sheep (Ovis aries L.) population on Hirta, St Kilda, is host to a diverse component parasite community, but previous parasitological studies of the population have only focussed on the metazoan species.
Craig, B. H. +3 more
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Low risk for transmission of zoonotic Giardia duodenalis from dogs to humans in rural Cambodia
Parasites & Vectors, 2014 Background A number of epidemiological studies have demonstrated Giardia as prevalent in both humans and dogs worldwide and have postulated the occurrence of anthroponotic, zoonotic and animal-specific cycles of transmission, which may be geographically ...
Tawin Inpankaew +7 more
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Echinococcus, Giardia and Cryptosporidium: observational studies challenging accepted dogma [PDF]
, 2009 The development of in vitro culture systems that allow the maintenance, and support the development of Echinococcus, Giardia and Cryptosporidium in the laboratory have had a significant impact on their biology and taxonomy and the epidemiology of ...
Thompson, R.C.A.
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First record of Giardia assemblage D infection in farmed raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2016 The presence of Giardia genotypes was investigated in 18 raccoon dogs ( Nyctereutes procyonoides ) and 80 red foxes ( Vulpes vulpes ) on one farm. To demonstrate Giardia cysts, fresh and trichrome stained smears were microscopically screened.
Piotr Solarczyk +5 more
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Cryptosporidium cuniculus and Giardia duodenalis in rabbits: genetic diversity and possible zoonotic transmission. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND: Cryptosporidium and Giardia are the two important zoonotic pathogens causing diarrhea of humans and animals worldwide. Considering the human cryptosporidiosis outbreak and sporadic cases caused by C.
Weizhe Zhang +9 more
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Parasite, 2022 Giardia duodenalis is an important zoonotic parasite that causes economic losses to animal husbandry and threatens public health. In the present study, a total of 1466 fresh fecal samples were collected from sheep (n = 797), goats (n = 561) and beef ...
Fu Yin +9 more
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Genotypic characterisation of Giardia from domestic dogs in the USA [PDF]
, 2011 The first large-scale urban survey of Giardia infections in dogs was undertaken in the USA. It involved several locations in the Western United States with Giardia isolates from microscopy-positive samples characterised by multi-locus PCR and sequencing.
Aucoin, D.P. +3 more
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