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First Record of Giardia in Cattle in Denmark |
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| Authors: | Iburg T Gasser RB Henriksen SA |
| Institution: | 111.Danish Veterinary Laboratory, Bülowsvej 27, DK-1790, Copenhagen V, Denmark ;211.Danish Centre for Experimental Parasitology, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg, Denmark ;311.Department of Veterinary Science, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, Australia ; |
| Abstract: | Faecal samples from asymptomatic dairy cows and calves from a farm on the Island Falster, Denmark, were examined by a sucrose gradient flotation technique. Giardia cysts were found in 7.6% of the 92 samples, and estimated cyst excretion rates ranged from 50-200 cysts per gram faeces. Given that Giardia has the potential to cause clinical disease in cattle and to be transmitted to other animal species and humans, finding the parasite in cattle may be of major epidemiological significance. Future work should focus on elucidating the pathogenicity, transmission patterns and the genetic structure of Giardia populations in cattle in Denmark. |
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