High prevalence of Giardia duodenalis Assemblage B infection and association with underweight in Rwandan children.

High prevalence of Giardia duodenalis Assemblage B infection and association with underweight in Rwandan children.

BACKGROUND: Giardia duodenalis is highly endemic in East Africa but its effects on child health, particularly of submicroscopic infections, i.e., those below the threshold of microscopy, and of genetic subgroups (assemblages), are not well understood. We aimed at addressing these questions and at ex...

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Main Authors: Ralf Ignatius, Jean Bosco Gahutu, Christian Klotz, Christian Steininger, Cyprien Shyirambere, Michel Lyng, Andre Musemakweri, Toni Aebischer, Peter Martus, Gundel Harms, Frank P Mockenhaupt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3373622?pdf=render

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