Abstract

Giardiasis is one of the most frequent causes of diarrhoeic diseases in the world. Giardia cysts are most commonly transferred via ingestion of contaminated water or food. On the basis of genetic characteristics Giardia duodenalis is classified in eight assemblages A—H. Zoonotic assemblages A and B are increasingly found in isolates from dogs which may constitute the reservoir of human giardiasis. This article presents a brief review of G. duodenalis assemblages detected in dogs that were documented in European countries.

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Title
The Prevalence and Assemblages of Giardia Duodenalis in Dogs: A Systematic Review in Europe
Author
Mravcová, K 1 ; Štrkolcová, G 1 ; Goldová, M 1 

 Department of Epizotoology and Parasitology, Institute of Parasitology, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Komenského 73, 041 81Košice, Slovakia 
Pages
38-45
Publication year
2019
Publication date
2019
Publisher
De Gruyter Poland
ISSN
00155748
e-ISSN
24537837
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3156955449
Copyright
© 2019. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.