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Giardia lamblia
MICROBIOLOGY
- Protozoan parasite, reservoir primarily human, potentially domestic and sylvatic animals.
- Endemic worldwide.[3]
- Most commonly identified fecal parasite in North America.
- Mountainous areas of Northeast, Rocky Mtn states, Northwest
- Pockets of high prevalence in urban areas and areas of over-crowding
- Outdoor recreation and swimming pools
- Fecal-oral transmission via contaminated food, person-to-person, and waterborne outbreaks.
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Last updated: April 4, 2018
Citation
Spacek, Lisa A. "Giardia Lamblia." Johns Hopkins HIV Guide, 2018. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545083/all/Giardia_lamblia.
Spacek LA. Giardia lamblia. Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. 2018. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545083/all/Giardia_lamblia. Accessed September 29, 2023.
Spacek, L. A. (2018). Giardia lamblia. In Johns Hopkins HIV Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545083/all/Giardia_lamblia
Spacek LA. Giardia Lamblia [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins HIV Guide. ; 2018. [cited 2023 September 29]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_HIV_Guide/545083/all/Giardia_lamblia.
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