Fasciolosis is a cosmopolitan parasitic disease with considerable economic and public health importance. Fasciola hepaticais the major cause of fasciolosis in man and domestic animals. Although remarkable research works have been done around the optimum temperature and time required for miracidial development, little is known aboutthe exact susceptibility of Fasciola hepaticaeggs to high temper...

background: fascioliasis, caused by fasciola hepatica and f. gigantica , is one of the most important plant and water borne disease in iran. this study aimed to determine the prevalence of fascioliasis and intestinal helminthes in inhabitants of rural areas of boyer-ahmad in kohgiluyeh and boyer-ahmad province in southwest of iran. methods: stool samples (1025) were collected from inhabitant of...

the present study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of developmental stages of fasciola gigantica infection in lymnaea snails and their populations in sylhet region of bangladesh. a total of 1865 lymnaea snails were collected and examined, of which 56 (3%) were found to having infected with developmental stages of fasciola gigantica. only 4.08% infected of 515 snails were collected fr...

Fascioliasis is a health problem in several countries including the Islamic Republic of Iran.  In a review of the medical publications during 1990-2002, only 22 cases of biliary tract obstruction by fasciola hepatica have been reported.  Herein, we are adding a new case of fasciola hepatica causing bile duct obstruction and presenting with intermittent colicky pain, eosinophilia and bile duct d...

Background: Different immunological methods are used for the serodiagnosis of Fasciola hepatica infections, however, they have limited specificity and/or sensitivity.Objective: To improve the specificity of ELISA using a partially modified method for preparation of excretory-secretory (ES) antigens.Methods: Studied groups were as follows: 75 patients with parasitological evidence of fascioliasi...