1997 Volume 7 Issue 4 Pages 122-126
The influence of age on prevalence of giardiasis was investigated. Total of 8,460 feces samples were examined. The patients were at the age between 5 and 85. Giardiasis was detected in 134 persons, the higher number of infected being at the age of 41-45 years (20.15%). At the age between 21 and 40 years, as well as between 46 and 70 the prevalence of giardiasis was similar, and was estimated as moderate. In all the other age groups there were significantly less infected persons.
In families whose one member was positive to giardiasis, the positive results were also recorded among other members of family.
The obtained results indicate that giardiasis is the most common intestinal protozoan parasites of human in Serbia.
