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The diagnosis of Blastocystis sp. From animals — an emerging zoonosis
2014
Premaalatha B. | Lily Rozita M. H. | Sabapathy D. | Farah Haziqah M. T. | Hemalatha C. | Ramlan M. | Geethamalar S. | Chandrawathani P. | Suresh Kumar G.
A total of 302 faecal specimens from animals of various species including poultry, ruminants, mammals, swine, primates, companionanimals, wild animals, and laboratory animals were examined for the presence of Blastocystis sp. These anaerobic parasites which are environmentally resistant were found in 104 specimens (34.44%), that is, from ostriches, pigs, ruminants and nonhuman primates whereas samples from other animals were completely free of the organism. There is a need to assess the impact of these infections on theproductivity of animals and its importance in human infections.
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