| risk of human infection with giardia duodenalis from cats in japan and genotyping of the isolates to assess the route of infection in cats. | the number of facilities in which customers make contact with cats before eating and drinking, called 'cat cafés', has recently increased in tokyo, japan. in a survey to clarify the possibility of zoonotic transmission in giardia duodenalis, the infection rates of g. duodenalis in 321 stool samples of cats from 16 cat cafés, 31 pet shops, and the animal care and consultation center of tokyo were 19·1% (22/115), 1·2% (1/85), and 2·5% (3/121), respectively. in the molecular analysis of 26 g. duode ... | 2010 | 21040620 |