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Prevalence, potential risk factors and genetic diversity of Blastocystis in ruminant livestock animals from Penang, Malaysia.
Parasitology research - 1 Sept 2023
Rauff-Adedotun Adedolapo Aminat, Lee Ii Li, Abd Talib Nabilah, Shaari Nurshafarina, Yahaya Zary Shariman, Meor Termizi Farah Haziqah
Abstract excerpt
Blastocystis is a unicellular, anaerobic protist inhabiting the intestinal tract of diverse animal hosts, including human. Information regarding Blastocystis in small ruminants, namely goats and sheep, is limited globally; thus, this study was carried out to investigate the distribution and determinants of Blastocystis in ruminant livestock animals from Penang, Malaysia. Fecal samples from 127 cattle, 149 goats,...
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