On Fri, 29 Mar 1996 SKAYES at usamail.usouthal.edu wrote:
> Erlandsen) suggested that Beavers had their own species of Giardia and that human were more
> I think you are right...my reference to Beavers is really tounge
and cheek because Beavers got such a bad rap in the early Giardia-zoonosis
days. I don't really believe that Beavers are responsible for human
giardiasis. Humans are probably the largest single reservoir for Giardia
infections involving humans, at least that's my gut feeling. Comments
from folks actually working with giardiasis, transmission patterns, etc.
are appreciated.
ctf