Balantidiasis a Potential Neglected Zoonotic Disease and the liar paradox

A neglected zoonotic disease (NZD) could be defined as a disease transmitted from animals to humans, commonly associated with poverty that impacts the lives and livelihoods of neglected populations. The socioeconomic impacts of NZDs are expanding in the developing world, there is a major burden for poor rural communities. Balantidiasisis not listed among the well-known NZDs, however, it shows all the key characteristics of NZDs. In fact, Balantidium coli, the etiological agent of balantidiasis, the sole ciliated protozoan that affect the gastrointestinal tract of humans, is transmitted by fecal-oral route in which contaminated drinking water or food are the main route of transmission.