Tan, T.K. and Low, V.L. and Lee, S.C. and Chandrawathani, P. and Premaalatha, B. and Lim, Y.A.L. (2014) Gastro-intestinal parasitism among two swine populations in Malaysia: highlighting the zoonotic transmissible protozoan Balantidium coli infections. Malaysian Journal of Veterinary Research, 5 (2). pp. 63-68. ISSN 2180-3897,
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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.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Balantidium coli; Parasitic infection; Swine |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jan 2015 08:14 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2015 08:14 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/12099 |
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