Inverted Patterns of Schistosomiasis and Fascioliasis and Risk Factors Among Humans and Livestock in Northern Tanzania [PDF]
PathogensFascioliasis 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 ...
Yakob Nagagi +2 more
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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 DiseaseResearch 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 +8 more
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Developing a climate-based risk map of fascioliasis outbreaks in Iran
Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2015 Summary: The strong relationship between climate and fascioliasis outbreaks enables the development of climate-based models to estimate the potential risk of fascioliasis outbreaks.
Mansour Halimi +2 more
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Human fascioliasis in Africa: A systematic review
PLoS ONE, 2021 Fascioliasis is a globally distributed, parasitic zoonosis, caused by Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica. A comprehensive overview of the epidemiology of human fascioliasis in Africa is missing up to now.
Veronique Dermauw, Pierre Dorny
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The global prevalence of human fascioliasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2023 Background: Fascioliasis is a parasitic zoonosis that can infect humans and be a source of significant morbidity. The World Health Organization lists human fascioliasis as a neglected tropical disease, but the worldwide prevalence of fascioliasis data is
Angelica Terashima +2 more
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A Bibliometric Analysis and Global Trends in Fascioliasis Research: A Neglected Tropical Disease
Animals, 2021 Background: Fascioliasis is a zoonotic neglected tropical disease caused by Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica. In endemic regions, fascioliasis represents a huge problem in livestock production and significantly threatens public health.
Tauseef Ahmad +2 more
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Fascioliasis in north-central Vietnam: Assessing community knowledge, attitudes, and practices. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesBackgroundFascioliasis, 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 +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 +5 more
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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 +6 more
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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.
Saba, R +7 more
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