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Giardia surveillance in Scotland, 1988–2003

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  1. Health Protection Scotland (HPS), Clifton House, Clifton Place, Glasgow, G3 7LN, UK

    K. G. J. Pollock, D. Young, C. N. Ramsay & W. J. Reilly

  2. Scottish Parasite Diagnostic Laboratory, Glasgow, G21 3UW, UK

    H. V. Smith

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Pollock, K.G.J., Smith, H.V., Young, D. et al. Giardia surveillance in Scotland, 1988–2003. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 24, 571–573 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-005-1367-x

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