Christopher Attaway, M.D., M.Sc., an assistant professor of clinical microbiology pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, who serves on the Microbiology Committee with the College of American Pathologists, commented to Verywell Health about the prevalence of Giardia—the most common parasitic infection in the United States, with an estimated 1 million cases annually—for an article on the risks of swimming in freshwater lakes.
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Christopher Attaway, M.D., M.Sc., an assistant professor of clinical microbiology pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, serves on the Microbiology Committee with the College of American Pathologists.
Attaway Comments to Verywell Health about the Prevalence of Giardia in Freshwater Lakes
Verywell Health (JUN 1, 2026)
Health & Medicine
June 1, 2026