Infectious outbreaks are the foremost global public health concern, challenging the current
healthcare system, which claims millions of lives annually. The most crucial way to control …

Balantioides coli (= Balantidium coli) is the only ciliate that parasitizes humans. Pigs are the
main reservoir. Other species, as camels, cattle, donkey, sheep and goat have been also …

Objective The aim of this research was the identification of the enteroparasites harbored by
the animals of the San Andrés community, to evaluate their role as susceptible hosts and …

Peru is currently one of the world's leading culinary destinations, whose world-renowned
cuisine uses vegetables, mainly lettuce, as frequent ingredients. Vegetable consumption is …

Balantioides coli is a ciliated parasite that can cause diarrhea when inhabiting the colon and
cecum of pigs and humans. However, information regarding the changes in structure and …

Enteropathogenic parasites are of significant concern for public health due to their zoonotic
potential and their impact on human and animal health. In this study, we investigated their …

Several parasite species are shared between humans and pigs. We explored the
application of next-generation sequencing-based metabarcoding supplemented with real …

Background and Aim: Balantidiasis, caused by Balantidium coli (syn. Neobalantidium coli or
B. coli), represents a neglected parasitic infection of zoonotic significance affecting a variety …

Simple Summary Balantioides coli is a protozoan parasite that can infect humans, and its
main reservoir is pigs. Recent studies suggested that one of B. coli variants, named variant …

Balantioides coli plays an important role in the diarrhea of weaned piglets, but its pathogenic
potential and interaction with gut microbes remain unclear. To investigate the impact of B …