賈第蟲是全球最常見的人類寄生蟲(英语:List of parasites of humans)之一。2013 年,全球約有 28 億患者罹患此症並顯現症狀[4]。,已開發國家約佔 7%,但在發展中國家卻高達 30%;世界衛生組織將此症列為被忽視熱帶病[1]。
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Kathleen Meyer, How to Shit in the Woods: An Environmentally Sound Approach to a Lost Art, Ten Speed Press (1989). A practical guide to wilderness waste disposal to prevent giardiasis.