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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Veterinary World
2021-04-01
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| Series: | Veterinary World |
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| Online Access: | http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.14/April-2021/33.pdf |