Giardiasis as a neglected disease in Brazil: Systematic review of 20 years of publications.

• Main Authors: Camila Henriques Coelho (Author), Maurício Durigan (Author), Diego Averaldo Guiguet Leal (Author), Adriano de Bernardi Schneider (Author), Regina Maura Bueno Franco (Author), Steven M Singer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION:Giardiasis is an intestinal infection that affects more than two hundred million people annually worldwide; it is caused by the flagellated protozoan Giardia duodenalis. In tropical countries and in low or middle-income settings, like Brazil, its prevalence can be high. There is current...