1The International Graduate Program of Veterinary Science and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
2Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogjakarta, Indonesia
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Udayana Denpasar, Kota, Denpasar, Bali, 80234, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: amanda.yanti@student.unud.ac.id
Online Published on 15 February, 2024.
The aim of this study was to inventory the gastrointestinal parasites in reptiles maintained in captivity in Bali. Fifty fresh fecal samples and cloacal swabs were collected from reptiles maintained by private reptile keepers for detection of endoparasites. The prevalence of endoparasites in captive reptiles in Bali was found to be 46% (23/50). Sixty-one percent (14/23) were single helminth infections, 4% (1/23) were mixed helminth infections, 13% (3/23) were infected by helminths and protozoa, 18% (4/23) had only protozoan infections and 4% (1/23) were infected by pentastomids. Four kinds of nematodes, including ascarids eggs, oxyurids, Strongyloides sp. eggs, and spirurid were found. Cysts of ciliate Nyctotherus sp. and Balantidium sp. were also present in five samples. In the present study, for the first time an inventory of gastrointestinal parasites among the captive reptiles in Bali is presented. The study warrants routine microscopic faecal examination and appropriate anthelmintic therapy to all captive reptile patients for gastrointestinal parasite.
Bali, Captive reptiles, Gastrointestinal parasites, Faecal examination
