Luis Enrique Jerez PueblaEdel La Rosa OsoriaFidel Ángel NúñezJorge Fraga NodarseLissette Pérez SantosIraís Atencio MillánLázara Rojas RiveraIredys Cruz RodríguezRigoberto Fimia-DuarteLucy J. Robertson2026-03-222026-03-22202510.1093/trstmh/traf039https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traf039https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/76949Although our data do not indicate extensive zoonotic transmission of intestinal parasites from dogs, children living in a household with a dog were more likely to be infected with Giardia and/or Blastocystis, than those without dogs.enHelminthsHelminthiasisEnvironmental healthBiologyMedicineImmunologyVirologyAre intestinal parasites in dogs an infection risk to children in the same household? An investigation in Cubaarticle