Prevalence of Giardia in the feces of pups.
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.
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Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616.
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D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D005872:Giardia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires