First record of Giardia in cattle in Denmark

T. Iburg; R.B. Gasser; S.A. Henriksen

doi:10.1186/BF03548099

First record of Giardia in cattle in Denmark

T. Iburg
, R.B. Gasser
, S.A. Henriksen

Technical University of Denmark

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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.

Original language	English
Journal	Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Volume	37
Issue number	3
Pages (from-to)	337-341
ISSN	0044-605X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03548099
Publication status	Published - 1996

Keywords

parasites
zoonotic potential
ruminants
protozoa

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