Molecular typing of Giardia duodenalis in cattle, sheep and goats in an arid area of central Iran.

This study provides the first insight into Giardia infection in slaughtered livestock in Iran. Although the prevalence of infection with Giardia in this hot-arid area of Iran was low, educating people about direct contact with livestock such as farmers and abattoirs workers about this zoonotic infection is important. PMID: 31494270 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31494270?dopt=Abstract

Source: Infection, Genetics and Evolution - September 4, 2019 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Kiani-Salmi N, Fattahi-Bafghi A, Astani A, Sazmand A, Zahedi A, Firoozi Z, Ebrahimi B, Dehghani-Tafti A, Ryan U, Akrami-Mohajeri F Tags: Infect Genet Evol Source Type: research