Investigation of clusters of giardiasis using GIS and a spatial scan statistic [PDF]
International Journal of Health Geographics, 2004 Background Giardia lamblia is the most frequently identified human intestinal parasite in Canada with prevalence estimates of 4–10%. However, infection rates vary by geographical area and localized 'pockets' of high or low infection rates are thought to ...
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A bibliometric study of international scientific productivity in giardiasis covering the period 1971–2010 [PDF]
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2015 Introduction: Despite years of relative neglect, interest in Giardia infection seems to be recently growing, perhaps in part due to its inclusion into the World Health Organization’s Neglected Diseases Initiative since 2004. The purpose of this study was
Angel A Escobedo +5 more
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Risk factors for recurrence of Giardia duodenalis infection in dogs: a case-control study. [PDF]
J Small Anim PractObjectives To identify risk factors for recurrence of giardiasis in naturally infected symptomatic dogs after specific treatment. Materials and Methods Medical records were retrospectively reviewed (2006 to 2016) for dogs diagnosed with symptomatic Giardia duodenalis infection.
Mourou K +4 more
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Ruptured Amoebic Liver Abscess With Empyema, Venous Thromboembolism and Bronchopleural Fistula: A Case Report. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Amoebiasis, a gastrointestinal infection caused by Entamoeba histolytica, is the third leading cause of mortality worldwide among parasitic infections with over 100,000 deaths annually. Apart from dysentery, it can manifest as extraintestinal disease, most commonly liver abscess, and rarely pulmonary, cardiac, and brain involvement.
Ahnal NH +5 more
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Risk factors for infection with Giardia duodenalis in pre-school children in the city of Salvador, Brazil. [PDF]
, 2003 A cross-sectional study of 694 children aged 2 to 45 months selected from 30 clusters throughout the city of Salvador, Bahia (pop. 2.3 million) was carried out as part of a longitudinal study of diarrhoea in order to identify risk factors for infection ...
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Improving basic skills in celiac-like disease diagnosis. A case report [PDF]
, 2018 Background: The diagnosis of Coeliac disease (CD) requires a combination of sign/symptoms, positivity of specific antibodies and duodenal histological evidence of villous atrophy.
Annibale, Bruno +7 more
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Molecular evidence for zoonotic transmission of Giardia duodenalis among dairy farm workers in West Bengal, India [PDF]
, 2011 No study in the past has examined the genetic diversity and zoonotic potential of Giardia duodenalis in dairy cattle in India. To assess the importance of these animals as a source of human G.
Amiya Kumar Pramanik +30 more
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Al-Mustansiriyah Journal of Science, 2019 In this work, the incidence of giardiasis was investigated in some regions of Baghdad. Different factors were studied such as age, gender, personal hygiene and eating habits, in order to find its correlation with the prevalence of giardiasis.
Hadeel A. Majeed
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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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Incidence, predictors and criteria for the diagnosis of giardiasis in children
Aktualʹnaâ Infektologiâ, 2017 Background. The prevalence of giardiasis among children is 355 cases per 100,000, with 80 % of cases of infestation occurring in children under the age of 14 years.
T.V. Sorokman +4 more
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