GIARDIASIS IN A GREAT BLUE HERON (ARDEA HERODIAS) IN NEW YORK STATE: ANOTHER POTENTIAL SOURCE OF WATERBORNE GIARDIASIS

In August 1984, an adult male blue heron was found injured by a creek in Ithaca, New York. Subsequent necropsy revealed infection with Giardia trophozoites, the first record of the parasite in the great blue heron since 1925. Although humans, beavers and muskrats were incriminated in outbreaks of wa...

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Published in:American journal of epidemiology 1986-05, Vol.123 (5), p.916-917
Main Authors: GEORGI, M. E., CARLISLE, M. S., SMILEY, L. E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Bird Diseases - pathology
Birds - parasitology
Giardiasis - pathology
Giardiasis - transmission
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Parasitic diseases
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Summary:In August 1984, an adult male blue heron was found injured by a creek in Ithaca, New York. Subsequent necropsy revealed infection with Giardia trophozoites, the first record of the parasite in the great blue heron since 1925. Although humans, beavers and muskrats were incriminated in outbreaks of waterborne giardiasis in man, host specificity was still unclear. The great blue heron should be considered another potential source in future epidemiological studies of waterborne giardiasis.
ISSN:0002-9262
1476-6256
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a114322