STUDIES ON SOME GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITES AFFECTING ZOO ANIMALS IN ALEXANDRIA GOVERNORAT

In the present study 34 different animals at Alexandria Zoo were examined parasitologicaly for detection of Gastrointestinal parasites. The investigation of zoo animals( 3 Adult Common Zebra 12 Barbary sheep 4 Bactrian camels 1Nilgai ,5African Lions 2Chimpanzees 1Giraffe 1 Elephant, 4 Lama and 1 Gazelle) revealed that the overall prevalence of parasitic infection was 43%, Seven species of parasites. Were 4 helminthes from which Trichostrongyluscolumriformis Ostertagia circumcincta from lama at 35.3% & 33.2% respectively. Strongyloides papillosus ,from Barbary sheep 78% and Toxocara cati from African lions (23%) . And 3 protozoa Eimeria species from Bactrian camels (21.1%), Entamoeba histolytica cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts from Chimpanzees at an incidence of 43.5% and 23.4% respectively.While the collected samples from common zebra, Nilgai, Gazalle, Giraffe and Elephant were free from any intestinal p < /p>