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T1 BALANTIDIUM COLI INFECTION IN HAMADRYAS BABOON (PAPIO HAMADRYAS) IN SAUDI ARABIA: A CASE REPORT
A1 O. Al-Tayib
A1 K. A. Abdoun
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 23
IS 3
SP 940
OP 943
YR 2013
FD 2013/06/01
DO DOI NA
AB <p>Blantidium coli (B. coli) is one of the most important causes of gastroenteritis in non human primates (NHPs), it mainly affects the colon of the host, and usually it is not pathogenic and due to the resistance of the host it rarely causes a serious disease. We here describe a case of Balantidium coli infection (Balantidiasis) in a 5 years old male hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas) in a pet shop in Saudi Arabia. The baboon had shown loss of appetite, and watery diarrhea. Two days later he started vomiting, and had shown severe bloody diarrhea. Microscopical examination for fecal sample revealed ciliated protozoa identified as Balantidium coli, which confirmed the diagnosis of balantidiasis.</p>
K1 Balantidium coli, hamadryas baboon, non-human primate, Saudi Arabia
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2013-JAPS-343