Abstract
Background: Balantidium coli is an important enteric protozoan disease of livestock. This study has been undertaken to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of balantidiasis of Bhola district, Bangladesh. Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out from March 2018 to February 2019. A total of 200 buffalo fecal samples were examined through direct smear method. The difference of the prevalence among different variables was evaluated by chi-square test. Results: The overall prevalence of balantidiasis was observed to be 39.0%. Prevalence of B. coli infection was relatively higher in adult buffaloes (44.44%) aged more than 5 years than young (42.65%) aged > 2- ≤ 5 years and buffalo calves (25.49%) aged ≤ 2 years. Higher prevalence of B. coli was observed in female (43.31%) than male (31.51%) buffaloes. Significantly higher prevalence of B. coli infection was observed in rainy season (52.22%) than winter season (20%). Conclusion: Preventive and therapeutic measures against balantidiasis should be undertaken in rainy season.
Highlights
Balantidium coli is an important enteric protozoan disease of livestock
B. coli naturally stay in the caecum, colon and balantidiasis has not been performed yet in the rectum of apparently healthy animals, but under selected coastal regions of Bangladesh. Certain circumstances it produces clinical disease present study has been undertaken to investigate (Samad, 1996a). It has two developmental stages, the prevalence and associated factors of a trophozoite stage and a cyst stage and usually balantidiasis in buffaloes at some selected coastal affects the large intestine from the caecum to the areas of Bhola district, Bangladesh
Prevalence of balantidiasis in buffaloes according to host factor
Summary
Balantidium coli is an important enteric protozoan disease of livestock. This study has been undertaken to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of balantidiasis in buffaloes of Bhola district, Bangladesh. It has two developmental stages, the prevalence and associated factors of a trophozoite stage and a cyst stage and usually balantidiasis in buffaloes at some selected coastal affects the large intestine from the caecum to the areas of Bhola district, Bangladesh. Palanivel et al (2005) reported the prevalence of B. coli infection as 45.45% and 51.43% in cattle and buffaloes, respectively. Motaleb (1996) reported very low prevalence of balantidiasis in cattle (1.5%) and buffaloes (2.2%) Bangladesh.
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