First case of community acquired giardiasis in Nuuk, Greenland

Astrid Thomas; Heidi L Enemark; Peter Mogens Poulsen; Michael Lynge Pedersen

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First case of community acquired giardiasis in Nuuk, Greenland

Astrid Thomas, Heidi L Enemark, Peter Mogens Poulsen, Michael Lynge Pedersen

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We report a case of community acquired giardiasis, in Nuuk, Greenland. Likely source of infection being consumption of untreated water from a local reservoir, alternatively through contact with sewage. Giardia is widespread worldwide but has not commonly been considered a cause of gastrointestinal distress in patients in Greenland, without relevant travel history. This may be due to under diagnosis, or historically low prevalence of Giardia in the region. Climate change with increasing temperatures, growing tourism and pet travel may influence the presence of Giardia in the region. This case highlights the need to include giardiasis as a differential diagnosis in patients presenting with suspected infectious gastroenteritis in Greenland.

Original language	English
Article number	1954363
Journal	International journal of circumpolar health
Volume	80
Issue	1
Pages (from-to)	1954363
ISSN	2242-3982
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1954363
Publication status	Published - 28 Jul 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Giardiasis/diagnosis
Greenland/epidemiology
Humans
Prevalence
Travel
Giardiasis
Arctic
Community acquired
Greenland

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First case of community acquired giardiasis in Nuuk, Greenland. / Thomas, Astrid; Enemark, Heidi L; Poulsen, Peter Mogens et al.
In: International journal of circumpolar health, Vol. 80, No. 1, 1954363, 28.07.2021, p. 1954363.

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