Prevalence of Giardia in the feces of pups

N E Hahn; C A Glaser; D W Hird; D C Hirsh

Prevalence of Giardia in the feces of pups

J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1988 May 15;192(10):1428-9.

Authors

N E Hahn¹, C A Glaser, D W Hird, D C Hirsh

Affiliation

¹ Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616.

PMID: 3391835

Abstract

Fecal specimens were collected from 117 healthy pups (79 privately owned pups and 38 pups from an animal shelter) and analyzed for Giardia. Giardia cysts or trophozoites were found in 35.9% of the dog feces.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Dog Diseases / epidemiology*
Dogs
Feces / parasitology*
Giardia / isolation & purification*
Giardiasis / epidemiology
Giardiasis / veterinary*
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