ArticleVeterinary parasitology2006
Severe weight loss in lambs infected with Giardia duodenalis assemblage B.
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- Literature Review: Coinfection in Young Ruminant Livestock-Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Molecular characterizations of Giardia duodenalis based on multilocus genotyping in sheep, goats, and beef cattle in Southwest Inner Mongolia, China.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2022Article
- Prevalence and multi-locus genotyping of Giardia duodenalis in rabbits from Shaanxi province in northwestern China.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2021Article
- Occurrence and molecular characterization of Giardia duodenalis in lambs in Djelfa, the central steppe of Algeria.Parasitology research · 2020Article
- Genetic characteristics of Giardia duodenalis from sheep in Inner Mongolia, China.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2020Article
- Occurrence and multilocus genotyping of Giardia duodenalis in black-boned sheep and goats in southwestern China.Parasites & vectors · 2019Article
- Prevalence and molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in 1-2-month-old highland yaks in Qinghai Province, China.Parasitology research · 2018Article
- Dual RNA-seq reveals no plastic transcriptional response of the coccidian parasite Eimeria falciformis to host immune defenses.BMC genomics · 2017Article
- Interactions of Giardia sp. with the intestinal barrier: Epithelium, mucus, and microbiota.Tissue barriers · 2017Review
- Disruptions of Host Immunity and Inflammation by Giardia Duodenalis: Potential Consequences for Co-Infections in the Gastro-Intestinal Tract.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2015Review
- Occurrence and diversity of Giardia duodenalis assemblages in livestock in the UK.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2014Article
- Determination of Giardia duodenalis genotypes in sheep and goat from Iran.Journal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2014Article
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Abstract
An outbreak of giardiasis was observed in a sheep farm in Central Italy. Infected lambs (30-90 days of age) showed a malabsorption syndrome, decreased weight gain and impairment in feed efficiency. The most relevant clinical sign was the excretion of malodorous and poorly formed faeces, whereas diarrhoea was rarely observed in the flock. Laboratory investigations revealed the presence of Giardia in affected animals, while no other significant viral, bacterial or parasitic pathogens were identified in faeces or tissue samples. A mild to severe infiltrative enteritis with eosinophils, lymphocytes and plasma cells was detected in histological sections of the gut. Giardia parasites collected from duodenal aspirates were typed as Giardia duodenalis Assemblage B, by PCR amplification and sequencing of the TPI gene. Treatment with fenbendazole at a dose of 10mg/kg for 3 consecutive days, successfully cleared the infection. These results show that G. duodenalis can cause significant economic losses in sheep farming.
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