Intestinal Giardiasis Disguised as Ulcerative Colitis by Yu Zhen, Lin Liao, Hu Zhang

“…Further examination of stool revealed cysts of Giardia. This case completely responded to Albendazole. …”
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Canine Fecal Contamination in a Metropolitan Area (Milan, North-Western Italy): Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Evaluation of Health Risks by Sergio Aurelio Zanzani, Anna Rita Di Cerbo, Alessia Libera Gazzonis, Marco Genchi, Laura Rinaldi, Vincenzo Musella, Giuseppe Cringoli, Maria Teresa Manfredi

“…A total of 463 fecal samples were analyzed using centrifugation-flotation technique and ELISA to detect Giardia and Cryptosporidium coproantigens. A widespread fecal contamination of soil was highlighted, being fecal samples found in 86.8% of the subareas considered. …”
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Evaluación temporal y espacial en la calidad microbiológica del agua superficial: caso en un sistema de abastecimiento de agua para consumo humano en Costa Rica by Eric Morales-Mora, Liliana Reyes-Lizano, Kenia Barrantes-Jiménez, Luz Chacón-Jiménez

“…Se midió la concentración de Cryptosporidium sp., Giardia sp. colifagos somáticos y Escherichia coli. …”
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Everyday and Exotic Foodborne Parasites by Marilyn B Lee

“…Everyday foodborne parasites, which are endemic in Canada, include the protozoans Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum. However, these parasites are most frequently acquired through unfiltered drinking water, homosexual activity or close personal contact such as in daycare centres and occasionally via a food vehicle. …”
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Application of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) for protozoan analysis: A systematic review by Juan Felipe Ramirez Giraldo, Jorge Enrique Gomez Marin

“…The present systematic review identified a lack of studies in this area and the need to conduct research aimed at developing standardized methods and creating spectral database banks of protozoan species that will allow for the precise identification of protozoa such as Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. in water for human consumption.…”
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Nutritional assessment of children at the day care center “Marineritos del Sur” in Cienfuegos province, Cuba. by Zeida Bárbara Alejo Cruz, Gema Matienzo González Carvajal, Caridad Hernández Gutiérrez, Ernesto Martínez Ferrer

“…The calculus of the Z point showed that 67,66 % of the children were eutrophic, 27,=6 tended to obesity and 5,28 malnourished. Giardia Lambia was the most frequent isolated parasite.…”
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Enteropathogenic Bacterial and Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Asymptomatic Food Handlers in Rangsit University Canteens, Central Thailand by Sirima Kitvatanachai, Bajaree Jantrapanukorn, Utsanee Supcharoengoon, Chalirmporn Atasilp

“…The pathogenic protozoa Giardia duodenalis was detected in 1.3% of samples, and nonpathogenic protozoa was found in 11.4%. …”
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Parasitic Contamination of Commonly Consumed Fresh Leafy Vegetables in Benha, Egypt by Maysa Ahmad Eraky, Samia Mostafa Rashed, Mona El-Sayed Nasr, Azza Mohammed Salah El-Hamshary, Amera Salah El-Ghannam

“…Intestinal parasites were detected in 157/530 (29.6%) samples. Giardia lamblia cysts were the most prevalent parasite (8.8%) followed by Entamoeba spp. cysts (6.8%), Enterobius vermicularis eggs (4.9%), various helminth larvae (3.6%), Hymenolepis nana eggs (2.8%), Hymenolepis diminuta eggs (2.1%), and Ascaris lumbricoides eggs (0.6%). …”
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Comparative Study of the Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in Low Socioeconomic Areas from South Chennai, India by Jeevitha Dhanabal, Pradeep Pushparaj Selvadoss, Kanchana Muthuswamy

“…Entamoeba coli (23%), Cyclospora sp. (22.2%), Entamoeba histolytica (21.8%), Giardia intestinalis (14.4%), Ascaris lumbricoides (6.2%), Trichuris trichiura (1.1%), and Hymenolepis nana (2.7%) were found in the dwellers of low socioeconomic areas. …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Patients of King Fahd Medical City in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia: A 5-Year Retrospective Study by Omar S. O. Amer, Esam S. Al-Malki, Mohamed I. Waly, Abdulaziz AlAgeel, Mahmoud Y. Lubbad

“…These parasites were Entamoeba histolytica (P = 0.27%), Cryptosporidium sp. (P = 0.1%), Giardia lamblia (P = 0.07%), Trichuris trichiura (P = 0.03%), Hymenolepis nana (P = 0.02%), and Chilomastix mesnili (P = 0.02%). …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoan Parasites and Associated Risk Factors among School Children in Merhabete District, Central Ethiopia by Nigus Dagne, Amir Alelign

“…The three predominant protozoan parasites detected in this study were Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, and Cryptosporidium parvum which were observed in 70 (25.2%), 54 (19.3%), and 7 (2.5%) of the study participants, respectively. …”
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Comportamiento de parasitismo intestinal en el área de salud de Potrerillo by Juana Neycy Cazorla Pastor, Mariela Pérez Morales, Sandra Mas, Belquis Marín

“…<br /><strong>Resultados:</strong> de los 286 análisis realizados 52 resultaron positivos, para un frecuencia parasitaria de 18, 1 %; entre los protozoarios predominó la Entamoeba histolytica con 8, 04 % fundamentalmente en adultos (6, 99 %), la Giardia lamblia (5,59 %) con predominio en los niños (3, 49 %), la frecuencia de presentación de los helmintos fue de 4, 53 % y predominó el Áscaris lumbricoides con 4, 19 % entre los infantes (ocho niños) y cuatro adultos 1,39 % y Trichuris trichiura (0, 34 %) en un niño.…”
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Common variable immunodeficiency: An uncommon cause of bronchiectasis, granulomatous disease, chronic liver disease, and enteropathy – Case report and review of literature by Veena Shamsudeen, Arun Hegde, Uday Bhanu Kovilapu, Nisha Verma, Anurag Jain

“…Gastrointestinal involvement may manifest either in the form of an infectious diarrhea due to parasites such as Giardia lamblia and bacteria such as Campylobacter jejuni, or as a noninfectious enteropathy resembling coeliac disease or inflammatory bowel disease. …”
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Epidemiology of gastrointestinal parasites of dogs in four districts of central Ethiopia: Prevalence and risk factors. by Kibruyesfa Bayou, Getachew Terefe, Bersissa Kumsa

“…., Toxocara canis, Dipylidium caninum, Giardia spp., and Taenia/Echinococcus spp. were the most common parasites. …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoa among Saudi Patients with Chronic Renal Failure: A Case-Control Study by Yousry A. Hawash, Laila Sh. Dorgham, El-Amir M. Amir, Osama F. Sharaf

“…Blastocystis spp. were the most predominant parasite (16% in cases versus 8% in controls), followed by Giardia duodenalis (10% in cases versus 12% in controls) and Cryptosporidium spp. (10% in cases versus 6% in controls). …”
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A Comprehensive Review and Analysis of Intestinal Parasitic Infections in School Children from South India by Vinay Khanna, Suhas Alur, Ruchee Khanna, Seemitr Verma

“…The most prevalent parasite identified was the cysts of Giardia lamblia, with a prevalence of 7.54%, followed by Ascaris lumbricoides and hookworm, each having a prevalence of 5.66%. …”
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Frequency of Gastrointestinal Parasites, Anemia, and Nutritional Status among Children from Different Geographical Regions of Bolivia by Ceilan Apaza, Washington Cuna, Froilán Brañez, Roberto Passera, Celeste Rodriguez

“…Infections caused by pathogenic Hymenolepis nana (15.7–5.2%), Ascaris lumbricoides (41.9–28.5%), Giardia lamblia (30.1–11.2%), Entamoeba histolytica (5.7–0.7%), and nonpathogenic Entamoeba coli (48.9–16%), Blastocystis hominis (40.2–28.5%), Iodamoeba butschli (16.1–2.5%), Chilomastix mesnili (19.2–7.3%), and Entamoeba histolytica/dispar (7.4–5.5%) parasites, were more prevalent in the highlands than the lowlands. …”
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CARACTERIZACIÓN EPIDEMIOLÓGICA DE PARÁSITOS GASTROINTESTINALES ZOONÓTICOS EN CANINOS CON DUEÑO DEL ÁREA URBANA DEL MUNICIPIO DE LA MESA, CUNDINAMARCA by Z. K. Alarcón, V. Juyo, J. A. Larrotta

“…El parásito hallado con mayor frecuencia fue Ancylostoma spp. (17.21%), seguido de Trichuris spp. (1.63%) y Giardia spp. (0.81%). En comparación con otros estudios en Colombia, la prevalencia hallada fue menor y no se encontraron multiparasitosis. …”
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Isolation of Intestinal Parasites of Public Health Importance from Cockroaches (Blattella germanica) in Jimma Town, Southwestern Ethiopia by Haji Hamu, Serkadis Debalke, Endalew Zemene, Belay Birlie, Zeleke Mekonnen, Delenasaw Yewhalaw

“…Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Taenia spp, Strongyloides-like parasite, Entamoeba histolytica/dispar/moshkovski, Giardia duodenalis and Balantidium coli were detected from gut contents. …”
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The expanded genome of Hexamita inflata, a free-living diplomonad by Zeynep Akdeniz, Michal Havelka, Michal Stoklasa, Alejandro Jiménez-González, Vojtěch Žárský, Feifei Xu, Courtney W. Stairs, Jon Jerlström-Hultqvist, Martin Kolísko, Jan Provazník, Staffan Svärd, Jan O. Andersson, Jan Tachezy

“…Genomic information is available for parasitic diplomonads like Giardia intestinalis and Spironucleus salmonicida, while little is known about the genomic arrangements of free-living diplomonads. …”
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