<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><italic>Giardiasis</italic> is one of the most frequent causes of diarrhoeic diseases in the world. <italic>Giardia</italic> cysts are most commonly transferred via ingestion of contaminated water or food. On the basis of genetic characteristics <italic>Giardia duodenalis</italic> is classified in eight assemblages A—H. Zoonotic assemblages A and B are increasingly found in isolates from dogs which may constitute the reservoir of human giardiasis. This article presents a brief review of <italic>G. duodenalis</italic> assemblages detected in dogs that were documented in European countries.</p></abstract>

Giardiasis is one of the most frequent causes of diarrhoeic diseases in the world. Giardia cysts are most commonly transferred via ingestion of contaminated water or food. On the basis of genetic characteristics Giardia duodenalis is classified in eight assemblages A—H. Zoonotic assemblages A and B are increasingly found in isolates from dogs which may constitute the reservoir of human giardiasis. This article presents a brief review of G. duodenalis assemblages detected in dogs that were documented in European countries.

The Prevalence and Assemblages of <italic>Giardia Duodenalis</italic> in Dogs: A Systematic Review in Europe

Department of Epizotoology and Parasitology, Institute of Parasitology

University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice

Folia Veterinaria

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The Prevalence and Assemblages of  in Dogs: A Systematic Review in Europe

Giardiasis is one of the most frequent causes of diarrhoeic diseases in the world. Giardia cysts are most commonly transferred via ingestion of contaminated...

The Prevalence and Assemblages of Giardia Duodenalis in Dogs: A Systematic Review in Europe

Published Online: Dec 21, 2019

Page range: 38 - 45

Received: Jun 25, 2019

Accepted: Sep 27, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2019-0036

Keywords
assemblages, dogs, giardiasis

© 2019 K. Mravcová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Prevalence and Assemblages of Giardia Duodenalis in Dogs: A Systematic Review in Europe

Published Online: Dec 21, 2019

Page range: 38 - 45

Received: Jun 25, 2019

Accepted: Sep 27, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fv-2019-0036

Keywordsassemblages, dogs, giardiasis

© 2019 K. Mravcová et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
assemblages, dogs, giardiasis