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Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Disease

Findings from National Institute for Public Health and the Environment Broaden Understanding of Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Disease

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, April 17th, 2012

2012 APR 17 -- "Giardiasis is a common infection of dogs, and the occurrence of both zoonotic and host-adapted assemblages of Giardia duodenalis is well documented in this host. In the current study, G. duodenalis isolates from dogs collected in Croatia from both private owners (n = 44) and kennels (n = 52) were analyzed at four genetic loci: the ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 (ITS), the glutamate dehydrogenase (gdh), the triosephosphate isomerase (tpi), and the beta-giardin (bg)," scientists writing in the journal Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases report.

"Both generic and assemblage D specific primers were used for the amplification of the tpi gene. All data were...

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