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Prevalence and multilocus genotyping of Giardia duodenalis in dairy calves in Xinjiang, Northwestern China.
Parasites & vectors - 13 Oct 2016
Qi Meng, Wang Haiyan, Jing Bo, Wang Rongjun, Jian Fuchun, Ning Changshen, Zhang Longxian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Giardia duodenalis is an important protozoan parasite. It is an established zoonotic pathogen and dairy calves have been implicated as one of the most important sources of human infection. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence and multilocus genotyping of G. duodenalis in dairy calves in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, northwestern China. FINDINGS: A total of 514 fresh fecal samples...
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