Giardia duodenalis is a major gastrointestinal parasite of humans and animals across the
globe. It is also of interest from an evolutionary perspective as it possesses many features …

Giardiasis is a major cause of diarrhoea transmitted by ingestion of contaminated water and
food with cysts, and it has been spread among people with poor oral hygiene. The traditional …

The incidence and prevalence of intestinal parasites in children is most likely due to lack of
natural or acquired resistance and differences in behavior and habits closely related to …

Background Parasitic infections, particularly those caused by protozoa, represent a
considerable public health problem in developing countries. Blastocystis, Giardia …

Rural children are one of the populations that are most vulnerable to gastrointestinal
parasite infections. Such diseases decrease the quality of life and result in growth and …

Animals are important reservoirs of zoonotic enteropathogens, and transmission to humans
occurs more frequently in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), where small-scale …

Background Although the distribution of Giardia duodenalis genotypes in humans has been
increasingly reported in recent years, data on possible differences in pathogen transmission …

The genus Giardia is a unicellular protozoan able to parasitize both humans and animals.
Cysts of Giardia can be found in soil samples, aquatic environments, food, and any surface …

We evaluated the presence of DNA of Giardia, Toxoplasma, and Cryptosporidium by PCR,
and of Giardia and Cryptosporidium genera by immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT), in …

Giardiasis is among the ignored zoonotic illnesses accorded by the World Health
Organization that is caused by Giardia duodenalis. The disease is ignored regardless of the …