Table-1.

The gastrointestinal parasites found in 1415 positive samples of fighting bulls.

Type of parasite	Number of positives (%)	Public health concern
Nematode
Strongyles	26.29 (372/1415)	Zoonotic parasite
Trichuris spp.	0.35 (5/1415)	Zoonotic parasite
Trematode
Rumen fluke	97.17 (1375/1415)	None
Eurytrema spp.	2.83 (40/1415)	Zoonotic parasite
Fasciola spp.	2.47 (35/1415)	Zoonotic parasite
Cestode
Moniezia spp.	0.14 (2/1415)	None
Protozoa
Balantidium coli	6.64 (94/1415)	Zoonotic protozoa
Coccidia spp.	3.53 (50/1415)	Zoonotic protozoa