Giardia duodenalis infection and wastewater irrigation in Pakistan
The risk of Giardia duodenalis (Giardia) infection in farmers using untreated wastewater in agriculture was investigated in the city of Faisalabad, Pakistan, through a cross-sectional study. The study found a significantly increased risk of (asymptomatic) Giardia infection in wastewater farming hous...
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| author | Ensink, Jeroen H.J. Hoek, Wim van der Amerasinghe, Felix P. |
| author_browse | Amerasinghe, Felix P. Ensink, Jeroen H.J. Hoek, Wim van der |
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| description | The risk of Giardia duodenalis (Giardia) infection in farmers using untreated wastewater in agriculture was investigated in the city of Faisalabad, Pakistan, through a cross-sectional study. The study found a significantly increased risk of (asymptomatic) Giardia infection in wastewater farming households when compared with farming households using regular (non-wastewater) irrigation water (OR 3.3, 95% CI 2.5-4.4). Textile labourers who were employed in the city of Faisalabad but who lived in the same village as the wastewater farmers showed a risk of Giardia infection in between that of wastewater and non-wastewater farming households (OR 2.4, 95% CI 1.9-3.1). This study suggests that exposure to wastewater with high Giardia concentrations carries an increased risk for (asymptomatic) Giardia infection. |
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| spelling | CGSpace409242023-02-15T12:15:02Z Giardia duodenalis infection and wastewater irrigation in Pakistan Ensink, Jeroen H.J. Hoek, Wim van der Amerasinghe, Felix P. wastewater risks farmers diseases public health irrigation water The risk of Giardia duodenalis (Giardia) infection in farmers using untreated wastewater in agriculture was investigated in the city of Faisalabad, Pakistan, through a cross-sectional study. The study found a significantly increased risk of (asymptomatic) Giardia infection in wastewater farming households when compared with farming households using regular (non-wastewater) irrigation water (OR 3.3, 95% CI 2.5-4.4). Textile labourers who were employed in the city of Faisalabad but who lived in the same village as the wastewater farmers showed a risk of Giardia infection in between that of wastewater and non-wastewater farming households (OR 2.4, 95% CI 1.9-3.1). This study suggests that exposure to wastewater with high Giardia concentrations carries an increased risk for (asymptomatic) Giardia infection. 2006 2014-06-13T14:48:45Z 2014-06-13T14:48:45Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40924 en Limited Access Ensink, Jeroen; van der Hoek, Wim; Amerasinghe, Felix. 2006. Giardia duodenalis infection and wastewater irrigation in Pakistan. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 100(6):538-542. |
| spellingShingle | wastewater risks farmers diseases public health irrigation water Ensink, Jeroen H.J. Hoek, Wim van der Amerasinghe, Felix P. Giardia duodenalis infection and wastewater irrigation in Pakistan |
| title | Giardia duodenalis infection and wastewater irrigation in Pakistan |
| title_full | Giardia duodenalis infection and wastewater irrigation in Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Giardia duodenalis infection and wastewater irrigation in Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Giardia duodenalis infection and wastewater irrigation in Pakistan |
| title_short | Giardia duodenalis infection and wastewater irrigation in Pakistan |
| title_sort | giardia duodenalis infection and wastewater irrigation in pakistan |
| topic | wastewater risks farmers diseases public health irrigation water |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40924 |
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