Internal Medicine, 2005 A 72-year-old Japanese man displayed asymptomatic eosinophilia for 4 months. Computed tomography showed multiple space-occupying lesions in the liver. Zoonotic liver flukes were suspected based on occupational exposure to cattle, serological and radiological findings.
Seiji, Adachi +5 more
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Differential activities of glutathione s-transferase isoenzymes in strains of fasciola hepatica susceptible and resistant to triclabendazole [PDF]
, 2014 Fasciolosis, a parasitic zoonosis of intrahepatic location, is caused by the trematode Fasciola hepatica. Its control is mainly based on the use of the anthelminthic Triclabendazole (TCBZ).
Fernandez, Vanesa +3 more
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Fascioliasis risk factors and space-time clusters in domestic ruminants in Bangladesh
Parasites & Vectors, 2017 Background A retrospective observational study was conducted to identify fascioliasis hotspots, clusters, potential risk factors and to map fascioliasis risk in domestic ruminants in Bangladesh.
A. K. M. Anisur Rahman +5 more
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Liver fluke infections in cattle and sheep [PDF]
, 2017 The trematode, Fasciola hepatica, is a cosmopolitan parasite of temperate regions that can infect a wide variety of wild and domestic mammalian species, including man.
Forbes, Andrew
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Low-altitude outbreaks of human fascioliasis related with summer rainfall in Gilan province, Iran
Geospatial Health, 2011 Following human fascioliasis outbreaks in 1988 and 1999 in Gilan province, northern Iran, efforts are now made to shed light on the seasonal pattern of fascioliasis transmission in this endemic area, taking into account snail host populations, climatic ...
Abdoreza Salahi-Moghaddam +2 more
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Will all scientists working on snails and the diseases they transmit please stand up? [PDF]
, 2012 Copyright © 2012 Adema et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source ...
A Baeza Garcia +28 more
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The diagnosis of human fascioliasis by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using recombinant cathepsin L protease. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013 Fascioliasis is a worldwide parasitic disease of domestic animals caused by helminths of the genus Fasciola. In many parts of the world, particularly in poor rural areas where animal disease is endemic, the parasite also infects humans.
Bibiana Gonzales Santana +4 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 Fascioliasis is a zoonotic trematode infection that is endemic in the highlands of Peru. Chronic fascioliasis can be asymptomatic and remain undiagnosed for years.
Camille M Webb +6 more
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Comparison of Kato-Katz thick smear, Mini-FLOTAC, and Flukefinder for the detection and quantification of Fasciola hepatica eggs in artificially spiked human stool [PDF]
, 2019 We compared the diagnostic performance of the standard method (Kato-Katz) with two recently developed methods (Mini-FLOTAC and Flukefinder) for the detection and quantification of Fasciola hepatica eggs in human stool. Uninfected human stool samples were
Briones-Montero, Andrea +4 more
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Prevalence of Fascioliasis in Ruminants of the World — meta-analysis
Zoodiversity, 2022 Among the gastrointestinal parasitoses, fascioliasis is one of the most common diseases in ruminants. Fasciola spp. is recorded on five continents of the globe, in more than 50 countries.
O. V. Kruchynenko +2 more
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