DOI: 10.36347/sajb.2014.v02i07.009

Pages: 445-447

A 3-year old male Arabian camel was presented for anorexia, fever, watery mucoid diarrhea. In order to find the cause of disease, blood and fecal samples were examined. The present organism was diagnosed as Balantidium coli trophozoites. To the author knowledge, the present case is the first report of parasitic infections with zoonotic importance in camel from Saudia. There is special need to a regular detection and deworming for Arabian camels with all respect to its zoonotic potentials in public health issues. Whoever, camels are the most principle domestic animals with highly significant population in Saudi Arabia.