A multicentre prevalence study in Europe on Giardia duodenalis in calves, with molecular identification and risk factor analysis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 190, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 383-390

  Geurden, T ^a   Vanderstichel, R ^b   Pohle, H ^c   Ehsan, A ^a   von Samson Himmelstjerna, G ^d   Morgan, E R ^e   Camuset, P ^f   Capelli, G ^g   Vercruysse, J ^a   Claerebout, E ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^c INTERVET INTERNATIONAL BV   (Netherlands)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^f Cabinet Vétérinaire   (France)

^g ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

Author keywords

France; Germany; Giardia duodenalis; Italy; Molecular typing; Prevalence; Risk factors; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BETA GIARDIN GENE; CALF (BOVINE); CATTLE FARMING; CLEANING; DISINFECTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENE; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; ITALY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TRIOSE PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE GENE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGING; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; EUROPE; FEMALE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; GIARDIASIS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 84868193626     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.06.039     Document Type: Article

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