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Helminth/Protozoan Coinfections in Chronic Fascioliasis Cases in Human Hyperendemic Areas: High Risk of Multiparasitism Linked to Transmission Aspects and Immunological, Environmental and Social Factors [PDF]

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Research is required to determine whether the coinfections by Fasciola spp. and other parasite species result from poor rural hygiene or reflect underlying epidemiological patterns and causes.
M. Adela Valero, M. Manuela Morales-Suarez-Varela, Davis J. Marquez-Guzman, Rene Angles, Jose R. Espinoza, Pedro Ortiz, Filippo Curtale, M. Dolores Bargues, Santiago Mas-Coma   +8 more
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Inverted Patterns of Schistosomiasis and Fascioliasis and Risk Factors Among Humans and Livestock in Northern Tanzania [PDF]

Pathogens
Fascioliasis and schistosomiasis are parasitic trematodiases of public health and economic concern in humans and livestock. However, data on the distribution and risk factors for fascioliasis remain limited, while epidemiological gaps hinder ...
Ephrasia A. Hugho, Yakob P. Nagagi, Lucille J. Lyaruu, Victor V. Mosha, Ndealilia Senyael, Magweiga M. Mwita, Ruth W. Mabahi, Violet M. Temba, Mapulish Hebel, Mohamed Nyati, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Theonest O. Ndyetabura, AbdulHamid S. Lukambagire   +12 more
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Fascioliasis in north-central Vietnam: Assessing community knowledge, attitudes, and practices. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BackgroundFascioliasis, caused by Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica, is a zoonotic disease that significantly impacts public health in agricultural communities, particularly in Vietnam.
Vinh Hoang Quang, Bruno Levecke, Dung Do Trung, Binh Vu Thi Lam, Le Thuy Dung, Thuy Duc Nguyen, Tran Thi Tuyen, Hien Thi Thu Nguyen, Nguyen Ngoc Ha, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Kathy Goossens, Theodorus de Jong, Linda Paredis, Nathalie De Wilde, Katja Polman, Steven Callens, Pierre Dorny, Veronique Dermauw   +17 more
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Green vegetable juice as a potential source of human fascioliasis in Korea

One Health, 2022
Fascioliasis, a food-borne helminthiasis, is primarily a disease of cattle and sheep that occasionally occurs in humans. The aquatic perennial herb water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica) has been identified as the primary source of human infections in Korea.
Sungim Choi, Sunghee Park, Sooji Hong, Hyejoo Shin, Bong-Kwang Jung, Min Jae Kim   +5 more
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Distribution of bovine Fasciola gigantica (Cobbold, 1885) in the district des Savanes, northern Côte d’Ivoire

Geospatial Health, 2021
Fascioliasis, caused by an infection with liver flukes of the genus Fasciola, is an important disease of livestock in most parts of the world. However, little is known about the distribution of fascioliasis in sub-Saharan Africa.
Seïdinan I. Traoré, Louise Y. Achi, Stefanie J. Krauth, Moussa Sanogo, Jakob Zinsstag, Jürg Utzinger, Eliézer K. N’Goran   +6 more
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Human fascioliasis [PDF]

Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2004
Fasciola hepatica, a zoonotic liver fluke, can also cause disease in humans. Common symptoms are epigastric pain, upper abdominal pain and malaise. Fever and arthralgia are common in acute fascioliasis. Eosinophilia is the predominant laboratory finding, especially in patients with the acute form of the disease.
Korkmaz, M, Saba, R, Inan, D, Mamikoglu, L, Turhan, O, Gunseren, F, Cevikol, C, Kabaalioglu, A   +7 more
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Epidemiology of bovine fascioliasis in the Nile Delta region of Egypt: Its prevalence, evaluation of risk factors, and its economic significance [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2017
Aim: This study focuses on the risk factors associated with the prevalence of Fasciola affecting cattle population in three provinces belonging to the Nile Delta of Egypt and to estimate the economic losses as a result of fascioliasis.
Abdelgawad S. El-Tahawy, Eman K. Bazh, Reda E. Khalafalla   +2 more
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The First Report of Ruminant Fascioliasis in Sabah, East Malaysia

Journal of Parasitology Research, 2021
Ruminant fascioliasis is a neglected yet important tropical zoonotic disease that affects both the livestock and humans. The disease has a worldwide distribution, and Malaysia is one of the countries that face problems related to this parasite.
Naim Che Kamaruddin, Muhammad Ali Imran Razali, Ibitoye Emmanuel Busayo, Noor Hazfalinda Hamzah, Lokman Hakim Idris, Nur Mahiza Md Isa   +5 more
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Fascioliasis associated with chronic cholecystitis in a woman from Sistan and Baluchestan province, a non-endemic region in Southeastern Iran

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Fascioliasis, caused by Fasciola hepatica, is a neglected zoonotic food-borne trematodiasis. The Caspian littoral in northern Iran is endemic for the disease, and human fascioliasis is well-known in that region. In the present study, we report
Mohammad Shafiee, Saeid Nasibi, Mohammad Reza Lashkarizadeh, Majid Fasihi Harandi   +3 more
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Serological Study of Fascioliasis Using Indirect ELISA in Gorgan City, Golestan Province, Northern Iran

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2020
Background: Fascioliasis is a neglected zoonotic disease, caused by Fasciola species in human and livestock. We aimed to detect the seroprevalence of human fascioliasis Gorgan City, Golestan Province, northern Iran using ELISA method in 2017. Methods:
Negar BAHRAM, Mitra SHARBATKHORI, Farideh TOHIDI, Reza GHASEMIKHAH   +3 more
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