Anthroponotic Spread and Diverse Giardia Assemblages in Egyptian Pediatric Infections

This study investigates Giardia duodenalis infections in 451 diarrheic children in Egypt, revealing a 10.64% prevalence with higher rates in children aged 1–5 years. The research identifies nearly equal frequencies of assemblages A and B, with assemblage A isolates being human-adapted and assemblage B showing diverse variants. These findings highlight the predominance of human-to-human transmission and genetic diversity driving co-circulating Giardia lineages in this pediatric population.

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