Giardia infection in animals in Poznań Zoo.
One hundred and eighty-four faecal samples from 170 animals of 82 different species in Poznań Zoo were examined with direct wet mounts in physiological saline and permanent smears stained with iron-haematoxylin. Giardia spp. cysts were found in one chimpanzee, four marmosets, two North American porcupines, a European wild cat and a serval. The infection in the porcupines was very intense and resistant to metronidazole treatment.
D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000469:parasitology*; D002335:Carnivora / Q000469:parasitology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004606:Elephants / Q000469:parasitology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005872:Giardia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000882:Haplorhini / Q000469:parasitology; D007614:Macropodidae / Q000469:parasitology; D008322:Mammals / Q000469:parasitology; D011044:Poland; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D012377:Rodentia / Q000469:parasitology