title: Intestinal protozoa in wild boars (Sus scrofa) in western Iran.
abstract: A total of 12 gastrointestinal tracts of wild boars (Sus scrofa) from western Iran (Luristan) were examined for protozoan infection between September 2000 and November 2001. Of 12 boars examined, 67% harbored one or more species of the following protozoa: Balantidium coli (25%), Tritrichomonas suis (25%), Blastocystis sp. (25%), Entamoeba polecki (17%), Entamoeba suis (8%), Iodamoeba butschlii (17%), and Chilomastix mesnili (8%). Four of these protozoan species also are reported in humans, and persons living in rural areas where wild boars are abundant should take precaution to avoid infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Parasitology & Mycology, School of Public Health & Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 6446, Tehran 14155, Iran. shahram5@sphtums.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Solaymani-Mohammadi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rezaian
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hooshyar
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Mowlavi
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Babaei
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Anwar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000469:parasitology*; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011529:Protozoan Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D011634:Public Health; D034421:Sus scrofa / Q000469:parasitology*; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology