Fascioliasis is primarily an infection of livestock such as cattle and sheep, caused by the flat, brown liver fluke Fasciola hepatica. Humans are accidental hosts. The diagnosis of infection depends on suspicion. Radiologic findings are specific. Usually, Computed Tomography (CT) and other imaging studies show hypodense migratory lesions of the liver. The development of a chronic liver abscess ...

The ability to identify compositional changes in the intestinal microbiota of parasitized hosts is important for understanding physiological processes that may affect animal productivity. Within field host–parasite interactions, many studies have suggested helminths can influence microbial composition their via immunomodulatory effects. Bovine fascioliasis a helminthiasis widely studied by immu...

background: bilateral ectopic pregnancy is a rare condition and is divided in two subgroups, primary and secondary, based on history of assisted reproductive technology. case presentation: a 30 year old primigravid woman with history of infertility and ovulation induction presented to a hospital in kashan in year 2013. she had vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain and ultrasound findings suggested e...

background and purpose: health care professionals work to solve health problems of the society. this is the duty of health system to identify the gaps in health professionals’ competence and asks the medical school to fill the gap. we took one important health problem fascioliasis and determined the amount of knowledge, attitude and practices of gilani students studying at medical university of...

fascioliasis is a worldwide parasitic disease in human and domestic animals. the causative agents of fascioliasis are fasciola hepatica and fasciola gigantica. in the recent years, fasciola resistance to drugs has been reported in the many of publications. fasciola spp has detoxification system including gst enzyme which may be responsible for its resistance. therefore , the aim of the study wa...