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...

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...

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...

Background: Fasciolosis is a crucial helminthes disease caused by two trematodes of the genus Fasciola: Fasciola hepatica (temperate liver fluke) and gigantica (tropical fluke). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on cattle sheep in slaughterhouse to detect animals infected with Fasciolosis. Liver samples were collected from transferred laboratory for histopathological immunohistoche...

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 ...

The liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica, is becoming increasingly common in cattle and sheep in the UK. The suitability of different methods for detection of liver fluke infection depends on the type of animal, the purpose of the investigation (individual or herd level) and the stage of the liver fluke life-cycle. Treatment options are also influenced by the type of animal (beef, dairy, sheep) and t...

Introduction Gastrointestinal nematodes, external parasites, and Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) can all adversely affect productivity of cattle.(1-5) Previously, little to no work has been done to quantify the effect of treating yearling replacement beef heifers for both gastrointestinal nematodes and bovine liver fluke on weight gain, body condition scores, pregnancy rates, and subsequent wea...

A survey on the prevalence of liver fluke in sheep and goat slaughtered at abattoir in Zaria is conducted. A total of 247 animals is slaughtered and picked randomly in abattoir within Zaria which undergoes examination to determine the presence of liver fluke. The samples were examined between the periods of three month on daily basis. The bile samples of the sheep and goat were analyzed using t...

Liver fluke infection causes serious disease (fasciolosis) in cattle and sheep in many regions of the world, resulting in production losses and additional economic consequences due to condemnation of the liver at slaughter. Liver fluke depends on mud snails as an intermediate host and infect livestock when ingested through grazing. Therefore, environmental factors play important roles in infect...