Giardiasis as a re-emerging infectious disease and its zoonotic potential

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 30, Issue 12-13, 2000, Pages 1259-1267

  Thompson, R C Andrew ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emerging infection; Genetic structure; Giardia; Molecular epidemiology; Taxonomy; Zoonotic transmission

Indexed keywords

CAT; CATTLE; DAY CARE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; GASTROENTERITIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TAXONOMY; ZOONOSIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CHILD; CHILD CARE; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; ZOONOSES;

GIARDIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033678745     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(00)00127-2     Document Type: Review

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