TABLE 1.
Comparison of the prevalence rates of Giardia isolates in cattle and the assemblages identified from humans and cattle worldwide between 2000 and 2007
| Publication | Location | Host species (no.) | Prevalence in calves (%) | Assemblage in:
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| Humans (%) | Calves (%) | ||||
| Caccio et al. (7) | Italy | Human (30) | A (80), B (20) | ||
| Becher et al. (6) | Australia | Calf (31) | 89 | E (100) | |
| Lalle et al. (15) | Italy | Calf (37), human (24) | Not reported | A (45), B (41), A and B (14) | A (50), B (21), E (13), A and B (8), A and E (8) |
| Trout et al. (24) | United States, East Coast | Calf (237) | 52 | A (13), E (87) | |
| Trout et al. (23) | United States, East Coast | Calf (204) | 36 | A (9), E (91) | |
| Gelanew et al. (12) | Ethiopia | Human (59) | A (52), B (22), A and F (12), A and B (14) | ||
| Mendonça et al. (17) | Portugal | Calf (14) | 14 | A (14), B (7), E (79) | |
| Hunt et al. (14) | New Zealand, North Island | Calf (15) | 41 | A (73), B (27) | |
| Learmonth et al. (16) | New Zealand, North Island | Calf (26), human (2) | 10 | A (50), B (50) | A (55), B (45) |
| Winkworth et al. (this study) | New Zealand, South Island | Calf (40), human (30) | 31 | A (77), B (23) | A (88), B (12) |