Molecular Detection of Giardia intestinalis from Stray Dogs in Animal Shelters of Gyeongsangbuk-do (Province) and Daejeon, Korea

Authors :: Suk Kim
Jin Cheol Shin
Kyoung Won Seo
Sang Hun Kim
Kun Ho Song
Alisha Wehdnesday Bernardo Reyes
Hyung Jin Park
Source :: The Korean Journal of Parasitology. 53:477-481
Publication Year :: 2015
Publisher :: Korean Society for Parasitology, 2015.
Abstract: Giardia is a major public health concern and considered as reemerging in industrialized countries. The present study investigated the prevalence of giardiosis in 202 sheltered dogs using PCR. The infection rate was 33.2% (67/202); Gyeongsangbuk-do and Daejeon showed 25.7% (39/152, P

Subjects :: Veterinary medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
biology
Giardiosis
Prevalence
Giardia
biology.organism_classification
Asymptomatic
Breed
Infectious Diseases
Epidemiology
medicine
Parasitology
medicine.symptom
Purebred
Feces

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