ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2016
Giardia lamblia infections in children in Ghana.
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- Molecular Epidemiology of Giardia Species in Different Hosts in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Acta parasitologica · 2026Pooled it
- Hidden in the gut: burden and regional variations of intestinal parasitic infections among Ghanaian children- systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- A 'One Health' perspective of Africa-wide distribution and prevalence of Giardia species in humans, animals and waterbodies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Parasitology · 2023Pooled it
- Understanding the Impact of Rainfall on Diarrhea: Testing the Concentration-Dilution Hypothesis Using a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Environmental health perspectives · 2020Pooled it
- Human Giardiasis in Ghana - A Scoping Review of Studies From 2004 to 2024.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Analysis of Reported Cases ofMicroorganisms · 2025Article
- Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Ghana: A Review of Infections and the Risk of Zoonotic Transmission.BioMed research international · 2025Review
- Assemblages and Subassemblages ofJournal of parasitology research · 2024Article
- Prevalence and assemblage of Giardia duodenalis in a case-control study of children under 5 years from Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia.Parasitology research · 2023Article
- Individual and Community-Level Risk Factors for Giardiasis in Children under Five Years of Age in Pakistan: A Prospective Multi-Regional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Association between allergic sensitization and intestinal parasite infection in schoolchildren in Gqeberha, South Africa.Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2022Article
- Intestinal Parasites in Children up to 14 Years Old Hospitalized with Diarrhea in Mozambique, 2014-2019.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Intestinal Parasitic Infection and Associated Risk Factors among HIV-Infected Patients Seeking Healthcare in a Rural Hospital in Ghana.Journal of pathogens · 2022Article
- Physician Perception and Diagnosis of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Patients with Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Ghana.Journal of parasitology research · 2021Article
- Seasonality of drinking water sources and the impact of drinking water source on enteric infections among children in Limpopo, South Africa.International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2021Article
- Prevalence and genotypic characterization ofFood and waterborne parasitology · 2020Article
- Cockroaches and Food-borne Pathogens.Environmental health insights · 2020Review
- Prevalence of feco-oral transmitted protozoan infections and associated factors among university students in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.BMC infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Prevalence and associated risk factors of Giardia duodenalis infection among school-going children in Nepal.Parasitology research · 2018Article
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Abstract
introductionThough giardiasis is an important public health problem in Ghana, several aspects of its epidemiology, particularly the molecular epidemiology has not been investigated adequately. This could be a major hindrance to effective surveillance and control of giardiasis in the country. The study was carried out to determine the prevalence, risk factors and genotypes of
methodsA total of 485 patients including 365 diarrhoea and 120 non-diarrhoea children were enrolled into the study. Stool samples were collected and analysed for parasite presence using microscopy, ELISA and PCR. Positive samples were subsequently characterized into assemblages by PCR-RFLP, and further confirmed with sequencing of the
resultsPrevalence of
conclusionOur findings suggest that assemblage B could be the predominant genotype causing giardiasis in children. Increased public health education focusing on good sanitary practices, particularly among mothers and children, could decrease the risk of G.
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