TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Balantidiasis A1 - Sabella, Camille A2 - Kline, Mark W. PY - 2018 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e AB - Balantidium coli is the largest protozoan parasite to cause infection in humans. Balantidiasis is a zoonotic infection found in pigs, rodents, cattle, reptiles, birds, fish, annelids, arthropods, and many simian hosts. Domestic pigs are the most important reservoir host and typically the source of human infection. Malnourished individuals and those suffering from concurrent infection are at greater risk of developing balantidiasis. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/12 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182904393 ER -