Twenty provinces in northeastern Thailand were investigated for fluke metacercariae contamination in pickled fish, or pla-som, during January –June 2016. A total of 129 pickled fish shops were randomly chosen. Samples were digested with acid-pepsin and those found to be infected with metacercariae were fed to hamsters to test for metacercariae infectivity. The results demonstrated that only 20....

Fascioliasis (or fasciolosis) is a socioeconomically important parasitic disease caused by liver flukes of the genus Fasciola. Flukicide resistance has exposed the need for new drugs and/or a vaccine for liver fluke control. A rapidly improving 'molecular toolbox' for liver fluke encompasses quality genomic/transcriptomic datasets and an RNA interference platform that facilitates functional gen...

Trematodes are almost all hermaphrodite (schistosomes being the exception) flat worms (flukes) which have a two or more host life cycle, with snails featuring consistently as an intermediate host. Dogs and cats residing in Europe, including the UK and Ireland, are far less likely to acquire trematode or fluke infections, which means that veterinary surgeons are likely to be unconfident when the...

The Parasite Fasciola hepatica, the common liver fluke, is the most likely cause of liver fluke disease in domestic ruminants in the United States. The fluke life cycle requires a snail intermediate host to complete transmission to a new ruminant host. The parasite is most often found in Florida, along the Gulf Coast, in the Pacific Northwest, in portions of the Rocky Mountains, and Hawaii. Oth...

This paper describes research into techniques for automating the classification and identification of humpback whales from tail fin images. The need for a system to aid in the visual identification process is becoming greater as the number of whales encountered during wildlife studies increases. Currently manual handling of large numbers of photographs, including matching the whales in each new...

a cross sectional study was carried out from october 2010 to march 2011 at andassa livestock research center, north-west ethiopia. the objective was to determine the prevalence of cattle flukes infection. faecal samples were collected from a total of 384 cattle, cross breed (n= 39) and fogera breed (n=345) of all age groups and sex. sedimentation technique was employed for the recovery of fluke...

Commercially reared ostriches at Msengi farm situated in the Chinhoyi area of Mashonaland West province in Zimbabwe were found to be infected with the 'oriental eye fluke', Philopthalmus gralli, in 2001. This was the ist record of the fluke in Zimbabwe. Trials were conducted to identify a suitable drug for the treatment of this fluke. A total of 12 ostriches confirmed to be infected with the fl...

This study dealt with the morphological and molecular identification of Dicrocoelium flukes obtained from Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus) and sika deer (Cervus nippon centralis) in the twelve districts of Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Dicrocoelium dendriticum and D. chinensis were exclusively detected in the western, and coastal and eastern areas of Iwate Prefecture, respectively. This geograph...

biliary liver flukes are common parasites in some regions of the world where consumption of raw fresh-water fish is a cultural practice. clonorchis sinensis and opisthorchis species are the major biliary liver flukes associated with human disease. some of these parasites are highly associated with cholangiocarcinoma. this report describes a clinically and epidemiologically unsuspected liver flu...

Control efforts to reduce infection from the parasitic flatworm Opisthorchis viverrini have progressed through understanding the epidemiology of Opisthorchis viverrini, antiparasitic drug developments, technological innovations, health education promoting cooking of fish, and improved hygienic defecation. Yet the problem persists. The case study method was used to examine the fundamental cause ...