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Article: Risk factors for sporadic giardiasis: a case-control study in Southwestern England.
- Article from:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Article date:
- February 1, 2003
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To investigate risk factors for sporadic infection with Giardia lamblia acquired in the United Kingdom, we conducted a matched case-control study in southwest England in 1998 and 1999. Response rates to a postal questionnaire were 84% (232/276) for cases and 69% (574/828) for controls. In multivariable analysis, swallowing water while swimming (p
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Giardia lamblia, a flagellate waterborne protozoan parasite, is a common cause of gastrointestinal disease in industrialized and unindustrialized countries (1). Most information on risk factors for giardiasis has come from investigation of outbreaks. Water is the most frequently identified route of transmission ...