"Giardia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of flagellate intestinal EUKARYOTES parasitic in various vertebrates, including humans. Characteristics include the presence of four pairs of flagella arising from a complicated system of axonemes and cysts that are ellipsoidal to ovoidal in shape.
| Descriptor ID |
D005872
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.237.385
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| Concept/Terms |
Giardia- Giardia
- Giardias
- Lamblia
- Lamblias
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Giardia" by people in Profiles.
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Marcenac P, Traor? A, Kim S, Prentice-Mott G, Berendes DM, Powell H, Kasumba IN, Nasrin D, Jones JCM, Zaman SMA, Ochieng JB, Juma J, Sanogo D, Widdowson MA, Verani JR, Liu J, Houpt ER, Jahangir Hossain M, Sow SO, Omore R, Tennant SM, Mintz ED, Kotloff KL. Giardia Detection and Codetection With Other Enteric Pathogens in Young Children in the Vaccine Impact on Diarrhea in Africa (VIDA) Case-Control Study: 2015-2018. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 04 19; 76(76 Suppl1):S106-S113.
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Grajeda BI, De Chatterjee A, Villalobos CM, Pence BC, Ellis CC, Enriquez V, Roy S, Roychowdhury S, Neumann AK, Almeida IC, Patterson SE, Das S. Giardial lipid rafts share virulence factors with secreted vesicles and participate in parasitic infection in mice. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022; 12:974200.
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Robles-Martinez L, Mendez TL, Apodaca J, Das S. Glucosylceramide transferase in Giardia preferentially catalyzes the synthesis of galactosylceramide during encystation. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 2017 01; 211:75-83.
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De Chatterjee A, Mendez TL, Roychowdhury S, Das S. The assembly of GM1 glycolipid- and cholesterol-enriched raft-like membrane microdomains is important for giardial encystation. Infect Immun. 2015 May; 83(5):2030-42.
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Betancourt WQ, Mena KD. Assessment of waterborne protozoan passage through conventional drinking water treatment process in Venezuela. J Water Health. 2012 Jun; 10(2):324-36.
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Lalancette C, G?n?reux M, Mailly J, Servais P, C?t? C, Michaud A, Di Giovanni GD, Pr?vost M. Total and infectious Cryptosporidium oocyst and total Giardia cyst concentrations from distinct agricultural and urban contamination sources in Eastern Canada. J Water Health. 2012 Mar; 10(1):147-60.
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Magana-Ordorica D, Mena K, Valdez-Torres JB, Soto-Beltran M, Leon-Felix J, Chaidez C. Relationships between the occurrence of Giardia and Cryptosporidium and physicochemical properties of marine waters of the Pacific Coast of Mexico. J Water Health. 2010 Dec; 8(4):797-802.
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Mota A, Mena KD, Soto-Beltran M, Tarwater PM, Ch?idez C. Risk assessment of cryptosporidium and giardia in water irrigating fresh produce in Mexico. J Food Prot. 2009 Oct; 72(10):2184-8.
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Ryu H, Alum A, Mena KD, Abbaszadegan M. Assessment of the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and Giardia in non-potable reclaimed water. Water Sci Technol. 2007; 55(1-2):283-90.
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Di Giovanni GD, Betancourt WQ, Hernandez J, Assadian NW, Flores Margez JP, Lopez EJ. Investigation of potential zooanthroponotic transmission of cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis through agricultural use of reclaimed wastewater. Int J Environ Health Res. 2006 Dec; 16(6):405-18.