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Molecular Detection of Giardia intestinalis from Stray Dogs in Animal Shelters of Gyeongsangbuk-do (Province) and Daejeon, Korea.
The Korean journal of parasitology - 1 Aug 2015
Shin Jin-Cheol, Reyes Alisha Wehdnesday Bernardo, Kim Sang-Hun, Kim Suk, Park Hyung-Jin, Seo Kyoung-Won, Song Kun-Ho
Abstract excerpt
Giardia is a major public health concern and considered as reemerging in industrialized countries. The present study investigated the prevalence of giardiosis in 202 sheltered dogs using PCR. The infection rate was 33.2% (67/202); Gyeongsangbuk-do and Daejeon showed 25.7% (39/152, P<0.0001) and 56% (28/50), respectively. The prevalence of infected female dogs (46.7%, P<0.001) was higher than in male dogs (21.8%)....
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