“…Balantioides coli cysts, which are naturally found in this host, were found only in 1 sample. In Brazil, this species has already been observed in captive swine in the Triângulo Mineiro region (Mundim et al, 2004), Rio Grande do Norte (Ferreira et al, 2011), Rio Grande do Sul (Sangioni et al, 2017), Rio de Janeiro (Barbosa et al, 2015, 2016), and São Paulo and Minas Gerais (Nishi et al, 2000). This zoonotic protozoan can be transmitted through water or contaminated food (Acha and Szyfres, 2003).…”