To the Editor: We initiated enhanced surveillance for human fascio-liasis after a reported increase in livestock cases in the United Kingdom. human cases were confi rmed by the reference laboratory for England and Wales, compared with 6 cases during the preceding 10 years. The Scottish reference laboratory detected no human cases during the study period. Fascioliasis was defi ned as a positive ...

A patient who had a migratory cutaneous nodule and tumor removed for the second time was diagnosed as having the liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica. In this article, we present a case report of this peculiar manifestation of fascioliasis, as well as a general overview of the disease.

A confirmed diagnosis of human fascioliasis was rare in Vietnam until 1978 when two cases were reported in humans. Since 1997, we have confirmed 500 cases of human fascioliasis. The majority of cases come from the central provinces of Vietnam: Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen and Khanh Hoa. Patients were treated in hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City. All had high peripheral blood eosinophilic...

following the occurrence of two large outbreaks in gilan province, northern iran, the public health importance of human fascioliasis has increased significantly. the mixed infections of fasciola gigantica and f. hepatica within a given domestic animal individual suggest a very complicate picture of possible circulation ways of the parasite and the possibility for humans to be infected with both...

background: fascioliasis caused by fasciola hepatica and f. gigantica is a foodborne and waterborne zoonotic disease with a worldwide distribution. the illness occurs in regions with intensive sheep or cattle production. in some parts of iran the incidence of human infection has increased over the past decades. since chaharmahal and bakhtiyari province has been known as a main pole of tradition...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to detect the seroprevalence of human fascioliasis in Isfahan County, central Iran in 2013. METHODS Overall, 471 sera samples were collected from people recalled randomly to 20 health centers in the city of Isfahan and 10 related villages in 2014. Sera were examined using ELISA test. A questionnaire was filled out for each participant. RESULTS Altogether...

Fascioliasis is a worlwide parasitic zoonosis, endemic in south-east mediterranean area, but uncommon in other areas. Clinical signs are usually non-specific. A 32 year old male patient was admitted to our hospital with complaints of abdominal pain, diarrhea, fatigue, nausea, lost of appetite, itching, cough, night sweats and weight loss. Complete blood count revealed hypereosinophilia. The abd...