Primary Recipient

SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE

Amount

$97,684.00

Award Date

6/04/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Giardiasis is an important cause of waterborne illness resulting from a one-celled microscopic parasite, Giardia intestinalis (also known as Giardia lamblia). The pathogenic cyst form is protected by an outer shell and can survive outside the body in the