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Advances in Microbial Diagnostics: Machine Learning and Nanotechnology for Zoonotic Disease Control

WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, Volume 18, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
This review highlights how integrating machine learning with nanotechnology enables enhanced diagnostics, personalized treatments, and the prediction of outbreaks for zoonotic diseases, offering a unified framework to advance global health. ABSTRACT Zoonotic diseases pose significant global health threats, with microbial pathogens, including bacteria ...
Narges Lotfalizadeh, Cinzia Santucciu, Valentina Chisu, Helia Sepahvand, Abbas Rahdar, Razieh Behzadmehr, Octavio Luiz Franco, Guettari Moez, Luiz Fernando Romanholo Ferreira   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interleukin-38 levels and haematological alterations in Giardiasis patients: A case-control study

Babcock University Medical Journal
Objective: Giardiasis, caused by the protozoan Giardia lamblia, remains a globally prevalent parasitic infection linked to considerable morbidity, especially in children.
Milad abdulkathem Lahmod, Murtada Hafedh Hussein   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy of 5-nitroimidazoles for the treatment of giardiasis: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
BackgroundGiardiasis is one of the most common causes of diarrheal disease worldwide and 5-nitroimidazoles (5-NI) are the most commonly prescribed drugs for the treatment of giardiasis.
Vinay Pasupuleti, Angel Arturo Escobedo, Abhishek Deshpande, Priyaleela Thota, Yuani Roman, Adrian V Hernandez   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mucosal Defense Against Giardia at the Intestinal Epithelial Cell Interface

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
Human giardiasis, caused by the protozoan parasite Giardia duodenalis (syn. Giardia lamblia, Giardia intestinalis, Lamblia intestinalis), is one of the most commonly-identified parasitic diseases worldwide. Chronic G.
Shahram Solaymani-Mohammadi
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular epidemiology of waterborne zoonoses in the North Island of New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Veterinary Science (Epidemiology and Public Health) at Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences (IVABS), Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2016
Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium and Giardia species are three important waterborne zoonotic pathogens of global public health concern. This PhD opens with an interpretive overview of the literature on Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium and Giardia spp.
Shrestha, Rima Devi
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Prevalence of intestinal protozoa infection among school-aged children on Pemba Island, Tanzania, and effect of single-dose albendazole, nitazoxanide and albendazole-nitazoxanide. [PDF]

, 2013
Pathogenic intestinal protozoa infections are common in school-aged children in the developing world and they are frequently associated with malabsorption syndromes and gastrointestinal morbidity.
Albonico, Marco, Ali, Said M, Ame, Shaali M, Bogoch, Isaac I, Keiser, Jennifer, Marti, Hanspeter, Speich, Benjamin, Utzinger, Jürg   +7 more
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Risk factors for recurrence of Giardia duodenalis infection in dogs: a case–control study

Journal of Small Animal Practice, Volume 67, Issue 1, Page 77-85, January 2026.
Objectives 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.
K. Mourou, P. O. Gonin, M. Cervone, L. Zenner, M. Hugonnard   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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., Covacin, C., Elliot, A., Thompson, R.C.A.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Detection of Microbial Contaminants in Water: Conventional Methods, Pragmatic Alternatives, and Nanosensing Techniques

MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 14, Issue 6, December 2025.
Conventional culture and immunological methods of detecting bacterial water contaminants have some limitations. There are alternative pragmatic methods which are more efficient and faster in the detection of bacteria in water, especially nanosensors. ABSTRACT The complexities of microbial detection and conventional enumeration necessitates the adoption
Adeyemi O. Adeeyo, Joshua N. Edokpayi, Mercy A. Alabi, Joshua A. Oyetade, Eunice Ubomba‐Jaswa, Penny Jaca, Rachel Makungo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of clusters of giardiasis using GIS and a spatial scan statistic

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 ...
Odoi Agricola, Martin S Wayne, Michel Pascal, Middleton Dean, Holt John, Wilson Jeff   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source