Molecular Characterization and Risk Factors of Giardia duodenalis among School Children from La Habana, Cuba

Giardia duodenalis is considered the most common protozoan infecting humans worldwide. Molecular characterization of G. duodenalis isolates has revealed the existence of eight groups (assemblages A to H) which differ in their host distribution. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 639 children f...

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Main Authors: Luis Enrique Jerez Puebla, Fidel A. Núñez, Isabel Martínez Silva, Lázara Rojas Rivero, Marta Martínez González, Yuliet Méndez Sutil, Lucía Ayllón Valdés, Iraís Atencio Millán, Norbert Müller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Parasitology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/378643
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