Prevalance of Gastrointestinal Protozoa of Cats in Animal Hospital and Animal Clinic in Surabaya

prevalence gastrointestinal protozoa cat

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  • Amara Lintang Pagati
    amara.lintang.pagati-2014@fkh.unair.ac.id
    Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga
  • Lucia Tri Suwanti Department of Veterinary Parasitology - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga
  • Chairul Anwar Nidom Department of Veterinary Anatomy - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga
  • Wiwik Misaco Yuniarti Department of Veterinary Clinic - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga
  • Sarmanu Sarmanu Department of Veterinary Anatomy - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga
  • Endang Suprihati Department of Veterinary Parasitology - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga
December 3, 2019

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Research of gastrointestinal protozoan in cats at Surabaya are still limited. Protozoa infection of the gastrointestinal tract can cause diarrhea and even zoonosis. This research aimed to identify and determine the prevalence of protozoan in cats in animal hostptal and animal clinic in Surabaya. Ninety  fecal samples were collected from 2 animal clinic and one animal hospital. Samples were  examined e wet mount (native, sedimentation, and floatation) and (Ziehl Nellsen) stain. Protozoa was identified by using a light microscope with 400x and 1000x magnification. The result showed 68,89% of samples were positively infected by gastrointestinal protozoa. The protozoa were Blastocystis sp, Cryptosporidium sp, Giardia sp, and Eimeria sp. By chi square test, there was  not significant differences the prevalence of gastrointestinal protozoan in cat between sex, age, breed, and diarrhea status

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