Prevalence of Giardia infection in livestock and the possibility of zoonotic transmission

• Autorzy: Majewska A C , Kasprzak W , Werner A
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This is the first investigation of Giardia prevalence in farm animals and in farmers or their family members in Poland. The prevalence of infection was 1.3% in sheep and 2.2% in cattle. Thus, infection rates of livestock in Poland are much lower than those recorded by investigators in other countries. Moreover, we recognized Giardia infection both in human and calf in the same time and place. This strong evidence of zoonotic transmission is discussed in the present paper.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

infection; sheep; Giardia; Poland; vertebrate; protozoan parasite; parasite; zoonosis; prevalence; zoonotic transmission; cattle; Giardia duodenalis; farm animal; farmer; livestock

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Parasitologica
• Rocznik: 1998
• Tom: 43
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.1-3

Twórcy

autor

Majewska A C

• Department of Biology and Medical Parasitology, Karol Marcinowski University of Medical Sciences, Fredry 10, 61-701 Poznan, Poland

autor

Kasprzak W

• Department of Biology and Medical Parasitology, Karol Marcinowski University of Medical Sciences, Fredry 10, 61-701 Poznan, Poland

autor

Werner A

• Department of Biology and Medical Parasitology, Karol Marcinowski University of Medical Sciences, Fredry 10, 61-701 Poznan, Poland

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