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Prevalensi dan Identifikasi Protozoa Saluran Pencernaan pada Monyet Eekor Panjang di Pulau Nusa Penida Anak Agung Wisnu Kusuma Putra; I Nengah Wandia; I Made Dwinata
Buletin Veteriner Udayana Vol. 12 No. 1 Pebruari 2020
Publisher : The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Udayana University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (155.141 KB) | DOI: 10.24843/bulvet.2020.v12.i01.p14

Abstract

This study aims to determine the type and prevalence of protozoa that infects the digestive tract in long-tailed monkeys on the island of Nusa Penida. This study was an observational study, using 50 faces samples taken from 10-15 stools at random locations. Stool was examined using a concentration of flotation method with Zinc Sulphate (ZnSO4) 33.1%. Examination with a 40x microscope objective magnification to look at the morphology. The data obtained are presented descriptively including the type and prevalence of gastrointestinal protozoa in long-tailed monkeys. The study found that there were 40% of gastrointestinal protozoan infections in long-tailed monkeys on Nusa Penida Island. The type of infecting protozoa consists of Entamoeba sp. by 40% and Balantidium coli by 32%. Efforts should be made to prevent the spread of protozoa, through hygiene and sanitation education to the community.