Gastro-intestinal parasitism among two swine populations in Malaysia: highlighting the zoonotic transmissible protozoan Balantidium coli infections
Limited information is available regarding gastro-intestinal (GI) parasitic infections in Malaysian swine populations. Hence, the present study aims to determine the prevalence of GI parasites in two swine populations in Malaysia, using formalin-ether concentration technique. In the present study, t...
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Department of Veterinary Services Malaysia
2014
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/12099/ http://mjvr.dvsvri.gov.my/attachments/article/15/MJVR-V5N2-web-63-68.pdf |
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| Summary: | Limited information is available regarding gastro-intestinal (GI) parasitic infections in Malaysian swine populations. Hence, the present study aims to determine the prevalence of GI parasites in two swine populations in Malaysia, using formalin-ether concentration technique. In the present study, three helminths and two protozoa were detected in 91 swine rectal fecal samples. The zoonotic transmissible protozoan, Balantidium coli (22.0%) had the highest infection rate, followed by strongyle (4.4%), Entamoeba spp. (2.2%), Fasciolopsis spp. (1.1%) and Trichuris suis (1.1%). The co-infection between T. suis and B. coli was also found in this study. |
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