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Dog’s genotype of Giardia duodenalis in human: first evidence in Europe

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The unicellular parasite Giardia duodenalis has been divided to eight assemblages (A-H) from which A and B have the most important zoonotic potential. All remaining genotypes have a strong commitment to various host animals. We present here the first clinical case of a human infection with the dog-specific genotype C of G. duodenalis in Slovakia. The patient, 44-year-old woman, suffered from long-term diarrhoea, abdominal pain, anorexia, weight loss, severe itching and dermatitis in the perianal area. The initial microscopic diagnosis was completed by a nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) which revealed the first evidence of human giardiasis caused by the dog-specific genotype of G. duodenalis on a European scale. A possible role of dogs in zoonotic transmission of giardiasis and its epidemiological and public health relevance is accentuated.

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  1. Department of Parasitology, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovakia

    Gabriela Štrkolcová, Mária Goldová & Jana Mojžišová

  2. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Slovakia

    Marián Maďar

  3. Institute for Parasitology, University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria

    Barbara Hinney

  4. Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Košice, Slovakia

    Monika Halánová

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Štrkolcová, G., Maďar, M., Hinney, B. et al. Dog’s genotype of Giardia duodenalis in human: first evidence in Europe. Acta Parasit. 60, 796–799 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1515/ap-2015-0113

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