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A Contribution Toward Understanding Trematode Diversity in Freshwater Snails of the Southwestern Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Freshwater snails serve as intermediate hosts for trematode parasites and play a key role in transmitting various parasitic diseases. Snail‐borne trematodiases pose important public and veterinary health risks in South Asia, where freshwater snails sustain transmission in agricultural and periurban waters.
Minu Shilpakar, Rajendra Prasad Parajuli, Nishan Limbu, Mahendra Maharjan, Priya Gusain   +4 more
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Bioclimatic Analysis and Spatial Distribution of Livestock Fascioliasis in Iran

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2019
Background: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of fascioliasis and to perform a climatological analysis of different regions of Iran based on the current situation of the parasite and its intermediate host using Geographical Information ...
Mohamad GHANIMATDAN, Abdolali CHALECHALE, Farid REZAEI, Mohamad Bagher ROKNI, Seyed Reza SHAHROKHI   +4 more
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Genetic uniformity, geographical spread and anthropogenic habitat modifications of lymnaeid vectors found in a One Health initiative in the highest human fascioliasis hyperendemic of the Bolivian Altiplano

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Fascioliasis is a snail-borne zoonotic trematodiasis emerging due to climate changes, anthropogenic environment modifications, and livestock movements. Many areas where Fasciola hepatica is endemic in humans have been described in Latin America altitude ...
M. Bargues, P. Artigas, R. Anglés, David Osca, P. Duran, P. Buchon, R. Gonzales-Pomar, Julio Pinto-Mendieta, S. Mas‐Coma   +8 more
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Development of an Indirect ELISA and a Microsphere Detection Test Strip for the Detection of Spirometra mansoni

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
There is currently no highly sensitive and specific serological detection method for Spirometra mansoni infection, nor is there a rapid test strip available for onsite diagnosis. Therefore, in this study, an indirect enzyme‐linked immunosorbent essay (ELISA) method suitable for detecting S.
Jie Hao, Hong Ying Zhang, Cheng Yue Cao, Gu Jin Guan, Zhong Quan Wang, Li Ma, Xi Zhang, Ruofeng Yan   +7 more
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Imported fascioliasis in non-endemic countries: a case series and review of the literature

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Background: Fascioliasis is one of the most neglected foodborne zoonotic infectious disease, caused by the trematodes Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica.
Paola Rodari, Maria Luca D'Errico, Andrea Angheben, Leonardo Motta, Veronica Andrea Fittipaldo, Dora Buonfrate, Federico Giovanni Gobbi   +6 more
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Prevalence of Bovine Fasciolosis in Ethiopia, 2010–2024: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Veterinary Medicine International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Bovine fasciolosis is a neglected zoonotic and economically crucial parasitic disease of cattle caused by Fasciola spp. However, estimates of the overall prevalence of bovine fasciolosis in Ethiopia are lacking. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the overall prevalence of bovine fasciolosis nationally by a systematic review and meta‐analysis of ...
Mitiku Wamile, Yismaw Alemie, Megersa Gemechu, Tuge Temesgen, Wakuma Mitiku Bune, Mahmoud Elhaig   +5 more
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Fascioliasis: A Zoonotic Disease and Diagnostic Capture Using Radiological Imaging

Journal of Parasite Science
Fascioliasis, also known as hepatic distomatosis or fasciolosis, is a zoonotic infection caused by the trematodes of Fasciola. The usual reservoir for this parasitic disease is herbivorous mammals, including humans, sheep, goats, and cattle.
Anggraeni Ayu Rengganis, Aan Awaludin, Yudhi Ratna Nugraheni   +2 more
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Hepatic fascioliasis presenting with bile duct obstruction: a case report

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017
Fascioliasis is a zoonotic infection caused by a liver trematode: fasciola hepatica; which commonly affects cattle and sheep, humans are accidental hosts. Several cases have been reported in the literature worldwide with a large geographical distribution.
Rachid Lefriyekh, Ahmed Bensaad, Fatimazahra Bensardi, Khalid Elhattabi, Mounir Bouali, Bessam Daif, Abdelaziz Fadil, Zakaria Jouahari, Tazi Hicham, Aziz Hamdani, Maha Soussi Abdalaoui   +10 more
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Ovine Fasciolosis in Sheep Slaughtered at Addis Ababa Abattoir Enterprise, Ethiopia

Veterinary Medicine International, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Ovine fasciolosis is a widely prevalent trematode disease of small ruminants in Ethiopia that causes significant animal health and economic impacts, particularly in sheep. A cross‐sectional study was carried out at Addis Ababa Abattoir Enterprise, Ethiopia, from December 2022 to May 2023 with the objective of estimating the prevalence of ovine ...
Teshager Dubie, Mimi Kalilo, Gebremedhin Gebrezgabiher, Lipi Buch   +3 more
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Donkey Fascioliasis Within a One Health Control Action: Transmission Capacity, Field Epidemiology, and Reservoir Role in a Human Hyperendemic Area

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
A One Health initiative has been implemented for fascioliasis control in a human hyperendemic area for the first time. The area selected for this multidisciplinary approach is the Northern Bolivian Altiplano, where the highest prevalences and intensities
S. Mas‐Coma, P. Buchon, I. R. Funatsu, R. Anglés, C. Mas-Bargues, P. Artigas, M. Valero, M. Bargues   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source