| [balantidiasis in a rural community from bolivar state, venezuela]. | balantidium coli is the etiologic agent of balantidiasis, an infrequent zoonose of worldwide distribution. the objective of the present study was to determine the clinical and epidemiological aspects of balantidiasis in a rural community in the bolivar state in venezuela. fifty persons and 12 pigs were evaluated. fecal samples were analyzed by direct examination and by the methods of faust and willis. the global rate of intestinal parasitoses detected was 88.0% for the human population and 83.3% ... | 1999 | 10488584 |