title: Dog's genotype of Giardia duodenalis in human: first evidence in Europe.
abstract: The unicellular parasite Giardia duodenalis has been divided to eight assemblages (A-H) from which A and B have the most important zoonotic potential. All remaining genotypes have a strong commitment to various host animals. We present here the first clinical case of a human infection with the dog-specific genotype C of G. duodenalis in Slovakia. The patient, 44-year-old woman, suffered from long-term diarrhoea, abdominal pain, anorexia, weight loss, severe itching and dermatitis in the perianal area. The initial microscopic diagnosis was completed by a nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) which revealed the first evidence of human giardiasis caused by the dog-specific genotype of G. duodenalis on a European scale. A possible role of dogs in zoonotic transmission of giardiasis and its epidemiological and public health relevance is accentuated.
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Štrkolcová
authors.forename: Marián
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maďar
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hinney
authors.forename: Mária
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goldová
authors.forename: Jana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mojžišová
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Halánová
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D016829:Giardia lamblia / Q000145:classification* / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D018154:Slovakia