Current situation of Giardia infection in Spain: Implications for public health

Table 2 Giardia outbreaks notified to the Spanish epidemiological surveillance network between 2003 and 2010

Year	Confirmed cases	Hospitalized cases	Location	Transmission
2003	6	0	School	Direct person-to-person
	38	0	School	Direct person-to-person
	3	0	School	Direct person-to-person
	26	0	School	Direct person-to-person
2004	30	0	Public premises	Drinking water
	4	0	School	Direct person-to-person
	14	1	Public premises	Direct person-to-person
2005	8	0	School	Drinking water
20061	–	–	–	–
2007	17	0	School	Unknown
	6	0	Public premises	Unknown
	3	0	School	Direct person
2008	5	0	Private premises	Unknown
	4	0	School	Unknown
	3	0	School	Direct person-to-person
	32	0	Swimming pool	Water
20091	–	–	–	–
20101	–	–	–	–

¹No outbreaks were reported in 2006, 2009 and 2010.