Objectives: To determine the prevalence rate of giardiasis among adults and children, males and females of various socio-economic levels in the city of Amman, Jordan. Patients and Methods: All individuals (510) visiting Primary Health Care Centers (PHCCs), were recruited in the study. For each, stool samples were examined microscopically by the formalin ethyl acetate concentration method, and t...

The relatively new Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) proffers a new force to bring attention to the need for undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education for those working in public health. The workforce of federal, state, and local health departments in the United States comprises more than 450,000 individuals representing a wide variety of disciplines, from nurses to sanitary engi...

1 Clinical Department for Clinical and Molecular Microbiology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia 2 Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia 3 Department of Microbiology, University Hospital Center Split, 21000 Split, Croatia 4Cantonal Public Health Institute Zenica, 72000 Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 Department for Sa...