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Waterborne Outbreaks of Giardiasis

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Giardia and Giardiasis

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Giardiasis is endemic in many countries of the world including the United States, and in recent years, Giardia lamblia has been identified as the etiologic agent in numerous common-source outbreaks. The waterborne transmission of G. lamblia was suggested as early as 1946 by an epidemiologic investigation of an outbreak of amebiasis attributed to sewage contamination of a water supply in a Tokyo apartment building (Davis and Ritchie, 1948). Entamoeba histolytica and G. lamblia were recovered from 96 (64%) and 116 (77%) occupants, respectively; G. lamblia was isolated from 86% of the occupants who experienced diarrhea with abdominal discomfort and had stools that were negative for E. histolytica.

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    Gunther F. Craun

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  1. Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, USA

    Stanley L. Erlandsen

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    Ernest A. Meyer

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Craun, G.F. (1984). Waterborne Outbreaks of Giardiasis. In: Erlandsen, S.L., Meyer, E.A. (eds) Giardia and Giardiasis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0594-9_15

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