Meyers J D, Kuharic H A, Holmes K K
Br J Vener Dis. 1977 Feb;53(1):54-5. doi: 10.1136/sti.53.1.54.
Epidemic Giardia lamblia infection has usually been associated with contaminated water. In this paper, five proved and one presumed case of G. lamblia infection among homosexual men are reported. The sequential onset of their clinical illnesses and their sexual interrelationships suggest that this outbreak could have been caused by the direct faecal-oral transmission of G. lamblia. Other parasitic diseases with possible venereal transmission have been described, and parasitic diseases should be considered in homosexual men with diarrhoea or other gastrointestinal symptomatology.
流行性贾第虫感染通常与受污染的水有关。本文报告了5例确诊和1例疑似男性同性恋者贾第虫感染病例。他们临床疾病的相继出现及其性伴侣关系表明，此次暴发可能是由贾第虫直接粪口传播引起的。已经描述了其他可能通过性传播的寄生虫病，对于有腹泻或其他胃肠道症状的男性同性恋者，应考虑寄生虫病。
