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Evaluation for associations amongst Giardia duodenalis assemblages and diarrhea in dogs.
Veterinary parasitology - 1 Dec 2021
Scorza Andrea V, Buch Jesse, Franco Patricia, McDonald Cassandra, Chandrashekar Ramaswamy, Lappin Michael R
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Giardia duodenalis is a species complex comprising at least eight assemblages. Most dogs harbor the host-adapted assemblages C and D and approximately 30 % harbor the zoonotic assemblages. Humans and dogs with giardiosis can exhibit a variety of clinical manifestations ranging from the absence of clinical signs to acute or chronic diarrhea. Human studies report conflicting results concerning associations between...
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