Zoonotic Giardia duodenalis assemblage A in northern sloth from Brazilian Amazon

CONCLUSION: Therefore, besides showing, by the first time, the current presence of this parasite in sloths, our findings reveals that this wild animal species would be part of the zoonotic/zooanthroponotic scenario of this parasite in the Brazilian Amazon.PMID:37971095 | PMC:PMC10644951 | DOI:10.1590/0074-02760230088

Source: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - November 16, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Lisiane Lappe Dos Reis Lirna Salvioni Silva de Souza Francisco Carlos de Oliveira Braga Dayane Costa de Souza Lima Nat ália Aparecida de Souza Lima Jessica da Silva Padinha Alessandra Ferreira Dales Nava Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente Source Type: research