Protozoa

Protozoa of Veterinary Importance

Coccidia

• Eimeria
• Isospora spp.

Cryptosporidium

Giardia

Piroplasmida

• Babesia
• Cytauxzoon
• Theileria

Tissue Cyst Forming Coccidia

• Neospora
• Sarcocystis
• Toxoplasma

Tropical Protozoa

• Leishmania spp.
• Trypanosoma spp.

Other Important Protozoa

• Balantidium
• Cyclospora
• Entamoeba
• Histomonas meleagridis
• Microsporidia
• Tritrichomonas foetus

Protozoa Flashcards

Useful Resources

• http://www.veterinariavirtual.uab.es/parasito/diagnos003$/coproeq.htm

Brilliant microscopic pictures of protozoa and helminths

• http://www.vet.uga.edu/VPP/clerk/siegel/index.php

Detailed information and images, including clincial signs and pathogenesis, of East Coast Fever

• http://cal.vet.upenn.edu/projects/dxendopar/index.html#host

Useful online resource for diagnosing parasitic infections, courtesy of the Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine