Table 4.

Variables potentially associated to G. duodenalis infection and Blastocystis sp. carriage in staff at the Córdoba Zoo Conservation Centre (Spain).

Variable	Subject 38	Subject 79	Subject 86
Sociodemographic factors
Sex	Male	Male	Female
Age (years)	56	58	49
Protist infection/carriage
Giardia duodenalis	Negative	Positive	Positive
Blastocystis sp.	Positive	Negative	Positive
Clinical factors
Diarrhoea in the last 7 days	No	No	No
Contact with children <5-years	No	No	No
Diarrhoea in family members/relatives	Yes	No	No
Work-related factors
Activity	Veterinarian	Zookeeper	Zookeeper
Exposure to faeces from NHP	Yes	Yes	Yes
Exposure to faeces from animals other than NHP	Yes	Yes	Yes
Any of these animal species with diarrhoea	Yes	Yes	Yes
Food handler	Yes	Yes	Yes
Behavioural factors
Recent travel	Yes	No	No
Contact with pet dogs	Yes	Yes	Yes
Contact with pet cats	Yes	No	Yes
Main drinking source—tap	Yes	Yes	Yes
Main drinking source—bottled	No	No	No
Swimming	No	No	No
Handwashing	Frequently	Always	Always
Vegetable washing	Always	Always	Always