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Zoonotic Giardia duodenalis assemblage A in northern sloth from Brazilian Amazon.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Jan 2023
Dos Reis Lisiane Lappe, de Souza Lirna Salvioni Silva, Braga Francisco Carlos de Oliveira, Lima Dayane Costa de Souza, Lima Natália Aparecida de Souza, Padinha Jessica da Silva, Nava Alessandra Ferreira Dales, Vicente Ana Carolina Paulo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The parasite Giardia duodenalis infects a wide range of vertebrate hosts, including domestic and wild animals as well as humans. Giardia is genotyped into eight assemblages (A-H). Zoonotic assemblages A and B have already been identified in humans and wild and domestic animals (non-human primates and cats) from Brazilian Amazon and in the world. Due to its zoonotic/zooanthroponotic nature,...
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