Most of us in the valley have heard of the protozoan parasite giardia. Giardia is a common cause of diarrhea in dogs, cats and humans. It is a water-borne parasite when in the cyst stage of it’s life ...

VAIL, Colorado “-Snow is melting in Colorado’s Vail Valley, water is flowing and dogs are anxious to roam in the streams. Most of the people who live in Eagle County have heard of the protozoan ...

The recent occurrence of waterborne glardiasis outbreaks has spurred renewed interest in water filtration for cyst removal. Studies with cyst models and Giardia muris cysts suggest that properly ...

Giardia lamblia, a globally significant intestinal parasite, undergoes a complex transformation from its proliferative trophozoite stage to a dormant, environmentally resilient cyst. This process, ...

Along with ticks, fleas and heartworm, there’s another parasitic organism that can cause a host of problems for dogs. Giardia (also known as giardiasis) is an intestinal infection caused by a parasite ...

The diplomonad parasite Giardia intestinalis contains two functionally equivalent nuclei that are inherited independently during mitosis. Although presumed to be asexual, Giardia has low levels of ...