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Fish as a possible reservoir for zoonotic Giardia duodenalis assemblages.
Parasitology research - 1 Jun 2012
Ghoneim Nahed H, Abdel-Moein Khaled A, Saeed Hossam
Abstract excerpt
Giardiasis is a re-emerging infectious disease of worldwide significance caused by Giardia duodenalis. This study investigated the occurrence of zoonotic G. duodenalis assemblages in fish to explore the possible role of fish in the epidemiology of human giardiasis. For this purpose, 92 fish (Tilapia nilotica and Mugil cephalus) collected from (fish farms and Nile River) at different governorates in Egypt were...
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