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Genetic characterizations of Giardia duodenalis in sheep and goats in Heilongjiang Province, China and possibility of zoonotic transmission.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2012
Zhang Weizhe, Zhang Xiaoli, Wang Rongjun, Liu Aiqin, Shen Yujuan, Ling Hong, Cao Jianping, Yang Fengkun, Zhang Xiaoyun, Zhang Longxian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Giardia duodenalis is a widespread intestinal protozoan of both humans and mammals. To date, few epidemiological studies have assessed the potential and importance of zoonotic transmission; and the human giardiasis burden attributable to G. duodenalis of animal origin is unclear. No information about occurrence and genotyping data of sheep and goat giardiasis is available in China. The aim of the...
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