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Occurrence and genetic characteristics of Giardia duodenalis in donkeys in Xinjiang, China.
Parasite (Paris, France) - 1 Jan 2023
Xu Chunyan, Tuo Haixin, Wang Wen, Zhang Zhenjie, Yu Fuchang, Chuai Liwen, Qi Meng, Jing Bo
Abstract excerpt
Giardia duodenalis is a common enteric parasite in humans and animals. To examine the occurrence and genetic characteristics of Giardia in donkeys in Xinjiang, China, 758 fecal samples from donkeys were collected, and Giardia was screened via PCR at the SSU rRNA gene. A total of 17.0% (129/758) of samples tested positive for Giardia, with the infection rate in large-scale farm and domestic donkeys being 21.4%...
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