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| Provedor de dados: |
OAK
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| País: |
Japan
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| Título: |
Canine giardiosis in an urban area: a possible source on infection of man
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| Autores: |
NikoliĆ, Aleksandra
DimitrijeviĆ, Sanda
BobiĆ, Branko
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| Data: |
2001-10
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| Ano: |
2001
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| Palavras-chave: |
Giardia lamblia
Dogs
Prevalence
Urban area
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| Resumo: |
Giardia lamblia is a commonly identified intestinal pathogen protozoan in humans in Serbia, since 8.0% of the children are infected in Belgrade area. In light of the zoonotic potential of Giardia infection, a total of 167 dogs were examined for giardiasis in the same urban area. Six of 81 dogs (7.4%) from urban homes, 14 of 75 dogs (18.6%) from the pound, and four of 11 dogs (36.4%) from the farm were excreting Giardia cysts. Thus, the overall prevalence of infection in dogs in the Belgrade area was 14.4%. Of six household pets excreting Giardia, five owners and all 16 of their family members were Giardia-negative, while in case of one dog both the owner and the only other family member were Giardia- positive. The data demonstrate that a potential animal reservoir exists in urban Serbia and underline the possibility of transmission between dog and human in close contact, thus having important implications for the epidemiology of giardiasis in urban areas.
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/138
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| Editor: |
National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases
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| Formato: |
application/pdf
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