BACKGROUND The public health importance of human fascioliasis has increased during last few decades due to the appearance of new emerging and re-emerging foci in many countries. Iran, as the most important focus of human disease in Asia, has been included among six countries known to have a serious problem with fascioliasis by WHO. Various aspects of the disease in Iran are discussed in this re...

background: the public health importance of human fascioliasis has increased during last few decades due to the appearance of new emerging and re-emerging foci in many countries. iran, as the most important focus of human disease in asia, has been included among six countries known to have a serious problem with fascio­liasis by who. various aspects of the disease in iran are discussed in this ...

The epidemiological picture of human fascioliasis has changed in recent years. The number of reports of humans infected with Fasciola hepatica has increased significantly since 1980 and several geographical areas have been described as endemic for the disease in humans, with prevalence and intensity ranging from low to very high. High prevalence of fascioliasis in humans does not necessarily oc...

Fascioliasis is a zoonotic disease caused by a leaf-like worm (fluke) called Fasciola. Herein, we present a case of human hepatic fascioliasis. A 57-year-old man was referred to the hospital for ambiguous gastrointestinal symptoms with suspected hemangioma. Hepatic fascioliasis was diagnosed using abdominal computed tomography and serology. He tested positive for the IgG antibody against Fascio...

Following human fascioliasis outbreaks in 1988 and 1999 in Gilan province, northern Iran, efforts are now made to shed light on the seasonal pattern of fascioliasis transmission in this endemic area, taking into account snail host populations, climatic conditions and human cases. Populations of the intermediate host snail (Lymnaea spp.) peak in May and November, while there is a fourfold increa...

background: fascioliasis caused by fasciola hepatica and f. gigantica is a foodborne and waterborne zoonotic disease with a worldwide distribution. the illness occurs in regions with intensive sheep or cattle production. in some parts of iran the incidence of human infection has increased over the past decades. since chaharmahal and bakhtiyari province has been known as a main pole of tradition...

High prevalence rates of human fascioliasis have been described in several regions of Peru. We surveyed 20 families in an endemic area of Peru in order to determine the proportion of infection with F. hepatica in relatives of diagnosed subjects and in order to identify associated risk factors. The study included feces and blood samples of 93 subjects. Ages ranged from one to 53 (mean = 18.6; SD...

background: the significant increase in the number of human subcutaneous dirofilariasis in recent years, suggests the appear­ance of a new health problem in the old world with most cases reported from mediterranean countries. besides the pre­sent case, eleven cases of human subcutaneous dirofilariasis have been detected in iran, three of which belong to gilan prov­ince, northern iran. methods: ...