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A study of the prevalence and genotypes of Giardia duodenalis infecting kennelled dogs.
Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) - 1 Nov 2009
Scaramozzino Paola, Di Cave David, Berrilli Federica, D'Orazi Carlo, Spaziani Alessandra, Mazzanti Sabrina, Scholl Francesco, De Liberato Claudio
Abstract excerpt
Giardia duodenalis is a protozoan parasite of animals that is zoonotic. Given the capacity of this organism to spread via the faecal-oral route, animals held in overcrowded and unhygienic conditions are at high risk of infection. Faecal samples from dogs in three kennels in Rome were examined by microscopy and PCR for G. duodenalis, and the prevalence data generated were correlated with variables such as kennel...
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