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A contemporary map of Fasciola hepatica distribution in sheep and cattle in New South Wales

Australian Veterinary Journal, Volume 104, Issue 1-2, Page 25-36, January-February 2026.
Fasciola hepatica is a global threat to livestock production, human health, and food security. Infection causes significant reductions in milk production and quality, feed conversion efficiency, wool quality, and reproductive performance. In New South Wales (NSW), Australia, data on the distribution of F. hepatica are more than 50 years out of date and
SN Vyas, J Mckay‐Demeler, MP Ward, NED Calvani   +3 more
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Current Insight on Cost‐Effective Management Strategies for Fasciola hepatica Disease in Cattle

Journal of Applied Mathematics, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Fasciola hepatica is a parasitic flatworm that causes fascioliasis, a significant disease in livestock leading to substantial economic losses in agriculture. This paper develops and analyzes a mathematical model that incorporates optimal control strategies to manage the transmission of F. hepatica.
Dagnaw Tantie Yihunie, Dawit Melese Gebru, Haileyesus Tessema Alemneh, Yibekal Walle Dilie, Mohammad Rezwan Habib   +4 more
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Parasitic Infections of Freshwater Fish in Kenya: Prevalence Patterns, Ecological Drivers, and Implications for Aquaculture Sustainability

Journal of Parasitology Research, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Fish parasitic infections present a growing threat to freshwater aquaculture in Kenya, affecting fish health, reducing productivity, and limiting the economic potential of small‐scale and commercial farms. This review provides the first consolidated national checklist of freshwater fish parasites in Kenya, synthesizing evidence from lakes, rivers, and ...
Robert M. Waruiru, Finnan O. Ageng′o, Daniel W. Wanja, Joseph W. Murugami, Kezia W. Maina, Steven K. Mavuti, Patrick W. Kamundia, Charles M. Gichohi, Jacob M. Wainaina, Mercy M. Hamisi, Otieno K. Oginga, Philip N. Nyaga, Paul G. Mbuthia, Satabdi Datta Choudhury   +13 more
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Prevalence and site preferences of heterophyid metacercariae in Tilapia zilli from Ismalia fresh water canal, Egypt

Parasite, 2010
Factors affecting prevalence and site preferences of heterophyid metacercariae (MC) were investigated in this study. A total of 173 specimens of a freshwater fish, Tilapia zilli were collected during autumn 2008, winter 2009 and summer 2009, from ...
Ibrahim M.M., Soliman M.F.M.
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The importance of various species of molluscs – second intermediate hosts – in maintaining the circulation of polychostal species of trematodes in the water bodies of the Ukrainian Polissya

Біологічні студії
Background. The paper considers the importance of various species of molluscs as second intermediate hosts in the circulation of polyhostal species of trematodes in the Ukrainian Polissya.
Olena Zhytova
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Metacercariae of Centrocestus formosanus (Trematoda: Heterophyidae) in Australoheros facetus (Pisces: Cichlidae) in Brazil Metacercárias de Centrocestus formosanus (Trematoda: Heterophyidae) em Australoheros facetus (Pisces: Cichlidae) no Brasil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2012
Heterophyid metacercariae were found in the gills of Australoheros facetus (Jenyns, 1842) collected from the Pampulha reservoir, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, between February and April 2010.
Hudson Alves Pinto, Alan Lane de Melo
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XáC ĐịNH ẤU TRùNG SáN Lá SONG CHủ (METACERCARIAE) Ký SINH TRÊN MộT Số LOàI Cá DựA VàO ĐặC ĐIểM HìNH THáI Và DI TRUYềN

Tạp chí Khoa học Đại học Cần Thơ, 2014
Các loài metacercariae được phát hiện trên các loài cá tra (Pangasianodon hypophthamus), cá rô đồng (Anabas testudineus) và cá đối (Mugil cephalus) dựa vào đặc điểm hình thái và di truyền (sử dụng đoạn gen 28S của hệ gen ribosom). Nghiên cứu thu được 474
Đặng Thúy Bình, Lê Thị Thu Hà, Nguyễn Đắc Kiên, Lê Thị Thu Hà, Vũ Đặng Hạ Quyên   +4 more
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Novas ocorrências de metacercária de Austrodiplostomum compactum (Lutz, 1928) (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) parasito de olhos de peixes da Bacia do Rio Paraná New occurrences of metacercariae of Austrodiplostomum compactum (Lutz, 1928) (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) eye flukes of fish from the Paraná Basin

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2008
Austrodiplostomum compactum (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) parasita os olhos de várias de espécies de peixes. A presença deste parasito, em casos extremos, pode causar exoftalmia, deslocamento da retina, opacidade do cristalino e cegueira ou até a morte.
Fábio Hideki Yamada, Luis Henrique de A. Moreira, Tiago L. Ceschini, Ricardo Massato Takemoto, Gilberto Cezar Pavanelli   +4 more
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Parasitism of Cichlasoma paranaense Kullander, 1983 and Gymnotus carapo Linnaeus, 1814 by Clinostomum complanatum (Rudolphi, 1814) Metacercariae in the Taquari river

Brazilian Journal of Biology
The infection, known as yellow spot disease, produced by metacercariae of Clinostomum spp. was studied in fishes of the Taquari river, located in Jataizinho, Paraná State, Brazil.
A. T. Silva-Souza, G. Ludwig
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Metacercariae of Renifer heterocoelium (Trematoda: Reniferidae) in tadpoles of Rhinella schneideri (Anura: Bufonidae) in Brazil

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2012
Renifer heterocoelium is a parasite of the oral cavity of Neotropical snakes for which larval stages and the life cycle are still unknown. During studies of parasites of Rhinella schneideri, tadpoles collected in a lake from the municipality of Santa ...
Hudson Alves Pinto, Alan Lane de Melo
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