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- Title
THE PREVALENCE OF BLASTOCYSTIS SP. IN VARIOUS ANIMAL HOSTS IN CAPTIVITY AT KARACHI ZOO.
- Authors
HADI, RANA; KHALIL, BUSHRA; KHAN, NASREEN; IBRAHIM, FARZANA; QURESHI, AMMARA
- Abstract
Blastocystis sp. is an anaerobic enteric protozoan harboring the intestinal tract of a wide variety of animals, including humans which can be symptomatic or asymptomatic. A total number of 350 fecal samples of animals from two different zoological gardens i.e. Karachi Zoological Garden and The Wildlife Experience Centre were investigated for the presence of Blastocystis sp. Out of 350 fecal samples 280 (80%) indicated the presence of the parasite while others were free of the species. However, the 250 fecal samples from Karachi Zoo demonstrated, 210 (84%) infested animals while the 100 samples from The Wildlife Experience Centre showed 70 (70%) animals infested with Blastocystis sp. The infected organisms pose threat to the human begins in contact.
- Subjects
BLASTOCYSTIS; BLASTOCYSTIDA; ZOOLOGICAL illustration; BIOLOGICAL illustration; WILDLIFE Experience (Denver, Colo.)
- Publication
FUUAST Journal of Biology, 2017, Vol 7, Issue 1, p113
- ISSN
2222-0356
- Publication type
Article