High prevalence of giardiasis in an urban population in Niger.
A sample of 2569 persons (1190 m, 1379 f) from Niamey (population 329,000), Niger, showed a giardiasis prevalence of 28.5%. The prevalence was similar between males and females and highest in the age range 3-29 years.
Develoux
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Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Niamey, Niger.
Alarou
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Mouchet
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005872:Giardia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009548:Niger / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D014505:Urban Population