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Balantidium coli

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Ba·lan·ti·di·um co·'li

a very large parasitic ciliate species, usually 50-80 mcm in length, reaching up to 200 mcm in pigs, found in the cecum or large intestine, swimming actively in the lumen; usually harmless in humans but may invade and ulcerate the intestinal wall, producing a colitis resembling amebic dysentery.
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Ba·lan·ti·di·um co·li

(bal-an-tid'ē-ŭm kō'lī)
A very large parasitic ciliate species, usually 50-80 mcm in length (to 200 mcm in pigs) found in the cecum or large intestine, swimming actively in the lumen; usually harmless in humans but may invade and ulcerate the intestinal wall, producing a colitis resembling amebic dysentery.
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In addition, parasites such as Entamoeba histolytica, Schistosoma sp., Taenia sp., Ascaris lumbricoides (Ascaris), and very rarely, Balantidium coli have also been reported to cause appendicitis [3,4].
Diabetic individuals n (%) Parasites species T1D T2D p * Protozoans Giardia lamblia 12 (10) 13 (36) <0.01 Entamoeba histolytica/dispar 1 (0.8) 1 (3) 0.40 Balantidium coli 0 (0) 1 (3) 0.40 Helminths Ascaris lumbricoides 8 (7) 11 (30) <0.01 Taenia sp.
El resto de bacterias y parasitos (Trichuris suis, Balantidium coli, Giardia intestinalis, Strongyloides spp., Metastrongylus spp., coccidias y "estrongilidos") por su impacto economico, su importancia epidemiologica y por ser potencialmente patogenas para otras especies, incluidos los humanos.
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.
A case of lung involvement with Balantidium coli complicated by severe pulmonary haemorrhage resulting in iron deficiency anaemia has not, to our knowledge, been described previously.
Detection of Balantidium coli from evacuated feces in cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis).
Balantidium coli tambien fue identificado, pero en un bajo porcentaje (0,52%), lo que indica que los habitantes de esta comunidad tienen contacto con cerdos infectados, al ser este el principal reservorio de esta zoonosis.
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