First case of community acquired giardiasis in Nuuk, Greenland

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: Astrid Thomas, Heidi L Enemark, Peter Mogens Poulsen, Michael Lynge Pedersen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021
• Subjects: giardiasis; greenland; community acquired; arctic; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Greenland; Nuuk; Circumpolar Health; Climate change; International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1954363; https://doaj.org/article/1cd4df5d6c33495497d5ab282fb11502

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 d...