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Molecular characterization of Giardia duodenalis in children from the Cufada Lagoon Natural Park, Guinea-Bissau.
Parasitology research - 1 Nov 2012
Ferreira Filipa Santana, Centeno-Lima S, Gomes J, Rosa F, Rosado V, Parreira R, Cravo L, Atouguia J, Távora Tavira L
Abstract excerpt
Molecular characterization of Giardia duodenalis in African countries is relatively scarce. The global understanding of Giardia epidemiology is reinforced when more data are available from highly endemic countries. In the present study, 50 fecal samples collected from children from Guinea-Bissau were screened for Giardia infection. Amplification of the Giardia ssu-rRNA fragment was achieved for 28 samples (28/50,...
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