Food-borne outbreak of Giardia lamblia. | Zendy

John D. Porter | Zendy; Cecelia A. Gaffney | Zendy; Dominique Heymann | Zendy; William E. Parkin | Zendy

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Food-borne outbreak of Giardia lamblia.

Author(s) -

John D. Porter,

Cecelia A. Gaffney,

Dominique Heymann,

William E. Parkin

Publication year - 1990

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.80.10.1259

Subject(s) - outbreak , giardia lamblia , transmission (telecommunications) , environmental health , giardia , veterinary medicine , medicine , biology , virology , pathology , electrical engineering , engineering

An outbreak of giardiasis occurred following a family party for 25 persons. Nine who had eaten fruit salad became ill, compared with one who had not eaten the salad (Relative Risk = 7.4, 95% CI = 1.4, 169.3). The fruit salad preparer had a diapered child and a pet rabbit at home who were both positive for Giardia lamblia. This outbreak emphasizes the importance of good hygienic practices in food preparation and the possibility of domestic-animal-to-person transmission in Giardia outbreaks.

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