Current situation of Giardia infection in Spain: Implications for public health

Table 8 Identification of Giardia isolates in Spain spp. from different origins

Origin	No. samples genotyped	Loci tested	Genotypes (assemblages, %)	Ref.
Human	108	tpi	AII (39.8); AII + B (3.7); B (56.5)	[63]
Human	211	tpi	AII + B (13.3); B (86.7)	[64]
Human	7	tpi	AII (28.6); AII + B (14.3); B (57.1)	[29]
Farm animals
Cattle	4	β-giardin + gdh	E (100.0)	[32]
Cattle	50	β-giardin	AI (36.0); E (64.0)	[33]
Sheep		β-giardin	E (100.0)	[36]
Sheep	12	β-giardin + gdh	B (8.3); E (91.7)	[32]
Sheep	75	β-giardin	AI (1.3); E (98.7)	[35]
Sheep	31	β-giardin	B (35.5); E (64.5)	[33]
Goats	1	β-giardin + gdh	E (100.0)	[32]
Goats	39	tpi + β-giardin	E (100.0)	[75]
Captive animals
Nonhuman primates	14	SSrRNA, gdh, tpi, β-giardin	A (64.3); B (35.7)	[49]
Food
Oysters	1	tpi	B (100%)	[52]
Water
Rivers	NS	β-giardin	AI (NS); AI + E (NS); AII (NS); AII + E (NS); E (NS)	[34]
DWTP influent	NS	β-giardin	AI + E (NS); AII (NS); AII + E (NS)	[61]
DWTP effluent	NS	β-giardin	AI + E (NS); AII (NS)	[61]
WTP influent	NS	β-giardin	AI (NS); AI + E (NS); AII (NS); AII + E (NS)	[62]
WTP influent	10	β-giardin	AII (50.0); AI + AII (10.0); AI + E (20.0); AII + E (20.0)	[33]
WTP effluent	NS	β-giardin	AI (NS); AI + E (NS); AII (NS); AII + E (NS)	[62]
WTP effluent	12	β-giardin	AI (8.3); AII (50.0); AI + E (16.7); AII + E (16.7); E (8.3)	[33]

DWTP: Drinking water treatment plant; NS: Not specified; WTP: Wastewater treatment plant.