Giardia is the commonest parasitic diarrheal pathogen affecting humans and a frequent
cause of waterborne/foodborne parasitic diseases worldwide. Prevalence of giardiasis is …

The microaerophilic parasite Giardia lamblia is a causative agent of dysentery affecting
hundreds of millions of people around the globe every year. The symptoms of the disease …

Abstract Objectives The protozoan parasite Giardia lamblia causes the intestinal disease
giardiasis, which may lead to acute and chronic diarrhoea in humans and various animal …

There is need for a more efficient cell-based assay amenable to high-throughput drug
screening against Giardia lamblia. Here, we report the development of a screening method …

Blastocystis is an emerging protistan parasite of controversial pathogenesis. Although
metronidazole (Mz) is standard therapy for Blastocystis infections, there have been …

Giardia duodenalis is a parasitic protozoan that causes diarrhea and other symptoms which
together constitute a disease known as giardiasis. Although the disease has been well …

The control of Giardia duodenalis infections is carried out mainly by drugs, among these
albendazole (ABZ) is commonly used. Although the cytotoxic effect of ABZ usually involves …

Exogenous factors that may influence the pathophysiology of Giardia infection remain
incompletely understood. We have investigated the role of dietary fat in the pathogenesis of …

Mitochondrial bioenergetics and reactive oxygen species (ROS) often play important roles in
cellular stress mechanisms. In this study we investigated how these factors are involved in …

Diarrhea diseases caused by the intestinal protozoan parasite Giardia intestinalis are a
major global health burden. Moreover, there is an ongoing need for novel anti-Giardia drugs …