Article
Genetic characterisation of Giardia duodenalis in dairy cattle in Brazil.
Folia parasitologica - 1 Feb 2012
Paz e Silva Flávio Medeiros, Lopes Raimundo Souza, Araújo João Pessoa
Abstract excerpt
The intestinal protozoan parasite Giardia duodenalis (Lambl, 1859) Kofoid & Christiansen, 1915 [syn. Giardia intestinalis and Giardia lamblia] has emerged as a widespread enteric pathogen in humans and domestic animals. In recent years, G. duodenalis has been found in cattle worldwide and longitudinal studies have reported cumulative prevalence of 100% in some herds. In the present study, we determined the...
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