Case Report: Oxyuris spp. Infection on Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)

Abstract

Green iguana (Iguana iguana) is exotic animal that nowadays keep as pet. The lack of information regarding management on iguana can cause various problems, such as infectious disease which caused by gastrointestinal parasite. A two years old green iguana which kept as pet in Banyuwangi East Java suspected with helminthiasis with clinical signs such as emasiation and dhiarrhea. This study aims to briefly report the occurrence of helminthiasis in green iguana which kept as pet. Fecal samples from green iguana was examined using the native, sedimentation and floating methods. The results on fecal examination was found worms parasite eggs which dominated by Oxyuris spp. This study is the first case report in Indonesia related to Oxyuris spp worm infection on green iguanas.