Host-parasite interactions are model systems in a wide range of ecological and evolutionary fields and may be utilized for testing numerous theories and hypotheses in terms of both applied and fundamental research. For instance, they are important in terms of studying coevolutionary arms races, species invasions, and in economic terms the health of livestock and humans. Here, I present a compre...

Water-borne disease fasciolosis with gastropods as intermediate hosts is still a burden for mankind, especially in tropical countries. Fasciolosis is caused by two trematodes Fasciola hepatica (the common liver fluke) and Fasciola gigantica (the large liver fluke) [1,2]. Fasciolosis is a common disease of many wild and domestic animals, especially sheep, goat, cattle[2,3]. The total global econ...

Objective: Fascioliasis caused by Fasciola hepatica L. (Fasciolidae), a digenetic trematode, is a parasitic disease infecting many people worldwide. The present study was carried out to evaluate the molluscicidal and larvicidal activities of Capparis spinosa L. (Capparaceae) aerial parts against Galba truncatula Müll. (Lymnaeidae) and Fasciola hepatica larval stages contaminating this snail in ...