Prevalence of giardiasis and genotypic characterization of Giardia duodenalis in hilltribe children, Northern Thailand.

A cross-sectional study was performed to determine the prevalence of giardiasis in hilltribe children of 2 different remote districts (Mae-chaem and Hod), Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand from November 2006-April 2007. The overall prevalence of giardiasis was 5.2%.