Giardiasis among a party of high school pupils following a visit to Russia

Wilson, H.D.

Health Bulletin 39(3): 162-165

1981


ISSN/ISBN: 0374-8014
PMID: 6454669
Document Number: 169291
Most of a party of 19 pupils and 3 teachers experienced abdominal pain and/or diarrhoea within 2 weeks of returning to Scotland from a visit to Moscow and Leningrad, USSR. Faecal examinations of all the party revealed 9 cases of giardiasis (3 of the cases were detected only after a 3rd examination). Metronidazole was an effective treatment, although in one case a 2nd course was necessary. Preventive measures are briefly discussed.

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