TY - JOUR AU - HIMONAS (Χ. Α. ΧΕΙΜΩΝΑΣ), C. Α. AU - ANTONIADOU-SOTIRIADOU (Κ.Σ. ΑΝΤΩΝΙΑΔΟΥ-ΣΩΤΗΡΙΑΔΟΥ), K. S. AU - SOTIRAKI (Σ.Τ. ΣΩΤΗΡΑΚΗ), S. T. AU - PAPAZACHARIADOU (Μ.Γ. ΠΑΠΑΖΑΧΑΡΙΑΔΟΥ), M. G. PY - 2018/01/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Intestinal protozoa of animals in Macedonia JF - Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society JA - J Hellenic Vet Med Soc VL - 49 IS - 4 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.12681/jhvms.15785 UR - https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/jhvms/article/view/15785 SP - 300-306 AB - <p><span lang="EN-US">The infection with intestinal protozoa of clinically healthy animals which was as follows:100 cattle (Bos taurus europeus aged 2-5 years), 70 buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis, 2-5 years), 273 sheep (2-5 years), 147 goats (1-5 years), 110 horses (5-25 years), 141 pigs (2 months-4 years), 8 bears (2-30 years), 103 cats (1-7 years) and 291 chickens (35 days-4 years),it was investigated in certain areas of Macedonia. Determination of the prevalence of infection was based on faecal examination. Eight species of intestinal protozoa were identified. The most prevalent protozoa per animal were: <em>Entamoeba </em>spp. in cattle (92%), buffaloes (100%), sheep (70.6%) and goats (56.5%); <em>Balantidium </em>spp. in pigs (68.8%); <em>Buxtonella sulcata </em>in buffaloes (100%); <em>Blastocystis </em>spp. in chickens (63.9%), bears (75%) and buffaloes (100%); <em>Eimeria </em>spp. in horses (54.5%) and buffaloes (100%) and <em>Giardia </em>spp. in cats (20.3%) and buffaloes (100%). The following genera are reported here for the first time in some hosts in Greece: <em>Cryptospporidium </em>in horses, goats and cats, <em>Giardia </em>in buffaloes, sheep, goats, cats and chickens, <em>Blastocystis </em>in horses, buffaloes, sheep, pigs, cats, bears and chickens, <em>Entamoeba </em>in cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats, pigs, cats, bears and chickens, <em>Buxtonella sulcata </em>in cattle and buffaloes and <em>Eimeria </em>in buffaloes. Furthermore, this appears to be the first report of <em>Blastocystis </em>in horses, sheep, buffaloes and bears, <em>Balantidium </em>in sheep and goats, <em>Entamoeba </em>in buffaloes and bears and <em>Giardia </em>in buffaloes and chickens.</span></p> ER -