Giardia duodenalis infection among rural communities in Yemen: a community-based assessment of the prevalence and associated risk factors

Conclusions The study reveals that Giardia infection is still prevalent among rural communities in Yemen. The provision of clean and safe drinking water, proper sanitation, and health education regarding personal hygiene practices, particularly handwashing, as well as identifying and treating infected family members is imperative and these interventions should be considered in a strategy to control intestinal parasites among these communities in order to curtail the transmission and morbidity caused by G. duodenalis.
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine - Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research