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Zoonotic genotype of Giardia intestinalis detected in a ferret.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Feb 2005
Abe Niichiro, Read Carolyn, Thompson R C Andrew, Iseki Motohiro
Abstract excerpt
Giardia intestinalis has been found in a variety of mammals, including humans, and consists of host-specific and zoonotic genotypes. There has been only 1 study of G. intestinalis infection in weasels, but the genotype of its isolate remains unclear. In this study, we report the isolation of Giardia in a ferret exhibited at a pet shop. The isolate was analyzed genetically to validate the possibility of zoonotic...
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