Bethlehem’s municipal water supply is free of giardia cysts, a parasite that affects the intestinal systems of humans and other warm-blooded animals. The state Department of Environmental Resources ...

Water samples from three pristine rivers in the Pacific Northwest were analyzed for Giardia cyst presence and concentration using a membrane-filtration-immunofluorescence-assay procedure. A total of ...

The recent occurrence of waterborne glardiasis outbreaks has spurred renewed interest in water filtration for cyst removal. Studies with cyst models and Giardia muris cysts suggest that properly ...

Few things ruin memories of a good camping or backpacking trip than developing abdominal pain, diarrhea, fatigue, or fever upon returning home. Perhaps resulting from drinking contaminated water from ...

Giardia lamblia, a globally significant intestinal parasite, undergoes a complex transformation from its proliferative trophozoite stage to a dormant, environmentally resilient cyst. This process, ...

Most of us in the valley have heard of the protozoan parasite giardia. Giardia is a common cause of diarrhea in dogs, cats and humans. It is a water-borne parasite when in the cyst stage of it’s life ...

Scientists have provided more details about the first documented outbreak of giardiasis in Italy that was linked to tap water, according to recently published research. More than 200 people were ...

Years ago, I worked for a hunting guide on a river in the middle of Alaska. One of my duties was to drive a motorized canoe full of moose meat upstream to a gravel bar where he could fly it out. When ...

VAIL, Colorado “-Snow is melting in Colorado’s Vail Valley, water is flowing and dogs are anxious to roam in the streams. Most of the people who live in Eagle County have heard of the protozoan ...

Bob DERLET drinks his water straight — without fancy filters or chemical treatments. He leans face down into Delaney Creek, which flows directly down into Tuolumne Meadows from the Sierra Crest, ...