Disease due to infections with the porcine ciliate Balantidium coli via oral uptake of cysts from feces.
Main Clinical Symptoms
Diarrhoea, nausea, obstipation.
Incubation Period
Days to weeks.
Prepatent Period
4 days to weeks.
Patent Period
Years.
Diagnosis
Microscopic determination of cysts and trophozoites in fecal smears (Fig. 1).
Trophozoite of Balantidium coli at the intestinal wall
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Further Reading
Hindsbo O et al. (2000) Age–dependent occurrence of the intestinal ciliate Balantidium coli in pigs. Acta Vet Scand 41:79–83
Labes EM et al. (2010) Intestinal parasites of endangered orang utans. Parasitology 137:123–135
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Mehlhorn, H. (2016). Balantidiasis, Man. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_355-2
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