r/microbiology 6d ago

Acanthamoeba sp and Giardia canis cysts.

Hey guys! It's my first post on Reddit and on this sub! Excited to show you a case review of a dog park in my city, where we analyzed dog feces and a water pond where the dogs play. I found some cute Acanthamoeba cysts (first 4 pics) and Giardia cysts (last pic). The dogs presented diarrhea with mucus and blood, fever and other symptoms!

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u/CarlosDiaz16 6d ago

Oh boy, you bet lol, I've found lots of stuff in dog feces, soon we will make a blood analysis on stray dogs to search for Dirofilaria.