Method: Immunochromatographic strip test

Analysis: Detection of Giardia duodenalis cysts

Sample: faeces

Preparation: 5 minutes

Reading: 5 minutes

Storage: 16 months at room temperature (2°C to 30°C)

Presentation: 5 tests

Reliability: Compared with the reference method, laboratory ELISA:

Sensitivity: 95.6%
Specificity: 100%

Detection threshold: 80 cysts / g of faeces ⁽¹⁾

Giardiasis is a parasitic infection caused by the colonization of the intestinal mucosa with Giardia duodenalis. This zoonosis affects dogs, cats and calves.
The adult hosts are healthy carriers.

Infestation of young animals, through the ingestion of cysts (e.g. from drinking water) leads to a maldigestion-malabsorption syndrome and growth retardation.

The prevalence of Giardia varies as a function of the host species:
- 6 to 33% of dogs are carriers ⁽²⁾
- 4 to 14% of cats ⁽²⁾
- 1 to 4% of diarrheic calves ^{(3, 4)}

In young dogs and cats, Speed Giardia is recommended between 6 weeks and 5 months of age, especially in cases of chronic and intermittent diarrhea that do not respond to classic antiparasitics.

Speed Giardia is indicated in older cats in the event of chronic diarrhea. In young calves, from 8 days to 6 months of age, Speed Giardia can be used to identify the cause of diarrhea and growth retardation that are responsible for significant economic losses.