Objective: study was conducted to determine the prevalence and incidence of Giardia lamblia parasite between human and cows in Basrah province with comparitives. Design: During research collected 1344 stool samples from human and 1049 stool samples from cows from September 2012 to May 2013. All samples collected in sterilized cups, then examined under microscope by conventional microscopic meth...

Giardiasis is a common disease of the small intestine of man caused by the flagellated protozoan parasite. The influence of host immunity on infection and on modulating its clinical course remains uncertain. Infection in some hosts may be short lived and spontaneously self-limited, while in others it may result in prolonged debilitating illness. Though specific antibody msponse occurs in the ho...

Introduction Domestic dogs and cats can be a source of human infection by wide diversity zoonotic pathogens including parasites. Genotyping subtyping tools are useful in assessing the true public health relevance canine feline infections these pathogens. This study investigated occurrence, genetic diversity, potential common diarrhea-causing enteric protist parasites household Egypt, country wh...

Drinking water quality is a major problem in Pakistan, especially the Abbottabad region of Pakistan. The main objective this study was to use Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and integrated Geographic Information System (GIS)-based statistical model estimate spatial distribution exceedance levels groundwater parameters related health risks for two union councils (Mirpur Jhangi) located Abbott...

A 40-year-old NIH male scientist camped and fished in a remote lake in Alaska. On his return, he developed diarrhea, cramps, and loose stools without blood or mucus in the absence of fever and was diagnosed with giardiasis. A 3-year-old female living in the Florida Keys complained of intermittent stomachaches over a 2-month period. Her stools were variably loose. The patient was diagnosed with ...

background and aims: giardia lamblia infection is a common cause of food and water-borne diarrhea in non-sanitary communities. infections are common in children, particularly in child-care centers, backpackers, travelers, and homosexuals. zinc is necessary for the immune system functions. zinc deficiency is associated with acute diarrhea. copper is essential for the production of red blood cell...

BACKGROUND Giardiasis is one of the most common causes of diarrheal disease worldwide and 5-nitroimidazoles (5-NI) are the most commonly prescribed drugs for the treatment of giardiasis. We evaluated the efficacy of 5-nitroimidazoles (5-NI) in the treatment of giardiasis in a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs). METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We conducted a comprehensive ...

Giardiasis is an infection caused by flagellated protozoan which is called Giardia lamblia. The protozoa is an intestinal parasite and has a global distribution.The prevalence of it varies between 5% -30%.The present study was undertaken to analyze probable correlation between blood cells and immune system status in children aged 2 to 10 years with giardiasis who selected from Iran University o...