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The article reviews literature concerning the prevalence of major parasitic invasions in ostriches (Struthio camelus). It describes selected parasites from different systematic groups: protozoa (from genera Eimeria, Isopsora, Cryptosporidium, Balantidium, Entamoeba, Histomonas, Trichomonas), trematodes (Philophtahalmus sp.), tapeworms (Houttuynia struthioni), roundworms (Libyostrongylus spp, Codiostomum struthionis), mallophaga (Sruthiolipeurus spp) and acari (Dermoglyphus pachycnemis, Gabucinia bicaudata).