Bushwalk Australia

I do not know if Giardia is a problem in Tasmania but I have read about problems in some areas of the mainland.

It is certainly considered a problem in the US, this link to an article about Giardia was posted on a US based forum http://www.bplite.com last night http://erikschlimmer.com/pdf/GiardiaMyth-Buster.pdf and I thought it might be interesting to some here on BW-T.

I have never used any form of water treatment while out walking and never had a problem.

Tony

Some mention of Giardia and Gastro already on this forum -
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=865&start=0&hilit=giardia
viewtopic.php?f=15&t=282&p=1758&hilit=giardia#p1758
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=262&p=1658#p1658

BEAVER FEVER- man that stuff is the pits. I had it during Uni in the US- took me years to get over it. Blech!