TOXOPLASMOSIS, BALANTIDIASIS AND AMEBIASIS AMONG, ZOO-ANIMALS AND MAN

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The incidence of Toxoplasmosis, Balantidiasis and Amebiasis in Zoo animals and man were studied in Zoo garden, Giza-Egyp < /strong>t. Faecal samp < /strong>les were collected from man and Zoo animal for detection of Balantidium coli and Entamoeba histolytica by microscopical examination, and blood samp < /strong>les were collected from Zoo animals and man for detection of Toxop < /strong>lasma antibodies by Indirect Haemagglutination Test (I.H.A. T). The incidence of Toxoplasmosis in workers and attendants were 15%. In addition, 136 faecal samp < /strong>les were collected from different Zoo animals and subjected to p < /strong>arasitological examination, Balantidium coll were found infesting Champanzee with an incidence of (100.0%) and Entamoeba histolytica were investigated in Babons monkeys, Champanzee and Orangutans at percentages of 72.2, 16.7 and 11.1% respectively.