Zoonotic Potential and Molecular Epidemiology of Giardia Species and Giardiasis

Y Feng, L Xiao - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Molecular diagnostic tools have been used recently in assessing the taxonomy, zoonotic
potential, and transmission of Giardia species and giardiasis in humans and animals. The …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular epidemiologic tools for waterborne pathogens Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis

L Xiao, Y Feng - Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 2017 - Elsevier
Molecular diagnostic tools have played an important role in improving our understanding of
the transmission of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis, which are two of the most …

Molecular epidemiology of giardiasis

SM Cacciò, U Ryan - Molecular and biochemical parasitology, 2008 - Elsevier
Giardia duodenalis is a widespread parasite of mammalian species, including humans. Due
to its invariant morphology, investigation on aspects such as host specificity and …

Variation in Giardia: towards a taxonomic revision of the genus

PT Monis, SM Caccio, RCA Thompson - Trends in parasitology, 2009 - cell.com
Taxonomic uncertainty has had a negative impact on our understanding of the epidemiology
of Giardia infections, particularly the role of wild and domestic animals as sources of human …

A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Association Between Giardia lamblia and Endemic Pediatric Diarrhea in Developing Countries

K Muhsen, MM Levine - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2012 - academic.oup.com
We performed a systematic literature review and meta-analysis examining the association
between diarrhea in young children in nonindustrialized settings and Giardia lamblia …

Giardiasis–why do the symptoms sometimes never stop?

LJ Robertson, K Hanevik, AA Escobedo, K Mørch… - Trends in …, 2010 - cell.com
Although giardiasis is considered by most medical practitioners to be an easily treated
infection, prolonged symptoms due to, or following, Giardia duodenalis infection can have a …

Comparative Pathobiology of the Intestinal Protozoan Parasites Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica, and Cryptosporidium parvum

A Hemphill, N Müller, J Müller - Pathogens, 2019 - mdpi.com
Protozoan parasites can infect the human intestinal tract causing serious diseases. In the
following article, we focused on the three most prominent intestinal protozoan pathogens …

Giardia—from genome to proteome

RCA Thompson, P Monis - Advances in parasitology, 2012 - Elsevier
In this review, the current status of genomic and proteomic research on Giardia is examined
in terms of evolutionary biology, phylogenetic relationships and taxonomy. The review also …

Intestinal parasitic infections and associated factors in children of three rural schools in Colombia. A cross-sectional study

PC Hernández, L Morales, J Chaparro-Olaya… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Rural children are one of the populations that are most vulnerable to gastrointestinal
parasite infections. Such diseases decrease the quality of life and result in growth and …

Molecular epidemiology of Giardia infections in the genomic era

P Capewell, S Krumrie, F Katzer, CL Alexander… - Trends in …, 2021 - cell.com
Giardia duodenalis is a major gastrointestinal parasite of humans and animals across the
globe. It is also of interest from an evolutionary perspective as it possesses many features …