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Figure 9.3.12 Giardiasis by year

Rate of giardiasis infections reported per 100,000 population, Middlesex-London and Ontario, 2005 to 2018

Figure 9.3.12 Giardiasis by year
Source: 
Public Health Ontario Infectious Diseases Query: Middlesex-London Health Unit: Case counts and crude rates of reportable diseases by year. Toronto ON: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion; 2019 May 8 [cited 2019 May 13].

Between 2005 and 2018, the rate of giardiasis infections among Middlesex-London residents fluctuated. By comparison, the rate across Ontario declined across the 14-year period.

The rate of giardiasis infections was generally lower among Middlesex-London residents compared to the Ontario rate, and the difference was significant in seven of 14 years.