High Prevalence of Giardia duodenalis Assemblage B Infection and Association with Underweight in Rwandan Children

Ignatius, Ralf; Bosco Gahutu, Jean; Klotz, Christian; Steininger, Christian; Shyirambere, Cyprien; Lyng, Michel; Musemakweri, André; Aebischer, Toni; Martus, Peter; Harms, Gundel; P. Mockenhaupt, Frank

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001677

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High Prevalence of Giardia duodenalis Assemblage B Infection and Association with Underweight in Rwandan Children

Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases • Jun 12, 2012

Authors:

Ralf Ignatius

Jean Bosco Gahutu

Christian Klotz

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Giardia duodenalis is highly endemic in East Africa but its effects on child health, particularly of submicroscopic infections, i.e., those below the threshold of microscopy, and of genetic subgroups (assemblages), are not well understood. We aimed at addressing these questions and at ex...

Subject

Underweight

Giardia

Malnutrition

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