Prevalence of Balantidium coli (Malmsten, 1857) infection in swine reared in South Italy: A widespread neglected zoonosis

Background and Aim: Balantidiasis, caused by Balantidium coli (syn. Neobalantidium coli or B. coli), represents a neglected parasitic infection of zoonotic significance affecting a variety of hosts, including domestic pigs that are the main reservoir. B. coli has a direct life cycle with a fecal-ora...

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Main Authors: Filippo Giarratana, Luca Nalbone, Ettore Napoli, Vincenzo Lanzo, Antonio Panebianco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Veterinary World 2021-04-01
Series:Veterinary World
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Online Access:http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.14/April-2021/33.pdf