Ehab Kotb Elmahallawy, Ahmed Gareh, Marwa M I Ghallab, Pamela C Köster, Alejandro Dashti, Dina Aboelsoued, Nagwa Ibrahim Toaleb, Hind Alzaylaee, Moisés Gonzálvez, Amira A Saleh, Alaa S Alhegaili, Ahmed Fathy Eldehn, Carolina Hernández-Castro, Begoña Bailo, David González-Barrio, David Carmena
INTRODUCTION: Giardiosis remains one of the most prevalent enteric parasitic infections globally. Earlier molecular-based studies conducted in Egypt have primarily focused on paediatric clinical populations and most were based on single genotyping markers. As a result, there is limited information on the frequency and genetic diversity of G. duodenalis infections in individuals of all age groups. METHODS: Individual stool samples ( n = 460) from outpatients seeking medical care were collected during January-December 2021 in Kafr El-Sheikh governorate, northern Egypt...
2024: Frontiers in Public Health