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Giardiasis in urban and rural Amazonas, Brazil is driven by zoonotic and cosmopolitan A and B assemblages.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Jan 2022
Dos Reis Lisiane Lappe, da Silva Túllio Romão Ribeiro, Braga Francisco Carlos de Oliveira, do Nascimento Naara Macedo, de Menezes Katia Maria Lima, Nava Alessandra Ferreira Dales, Lima Natália Aparecida de Souza, Vicente Ana Carolina Paulo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Giardia duodenalis is a protozoan parasite that infects humans and other mammals and causes giardiasis worldwide. Giardia is genotyped into eight assemblages (A-H), with assemblages A and B considered zoonotic. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the assemblages of G. duodenalis from individuals living in rural and urban areas of the Amazonas State. METHODS: 103 human faecal specimens...
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