Fasciola hepatica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fasciola hepatica , also known as the common liver fluke or sheep liver fluke , is a parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda, phylum Platyhelminthes that infects liver of various mammals, inc...
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Fasciola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fasciola is a genus of trematodes which includes economically important parasite species. Members of genus Fasciola belongs to liver flukes.
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Fasciola Hepatica (Sheep Liver Fluke) ... Fasciola gigantica ... - Averaging 30mm in length and 13 mm in width, Fasciola hepatica is one of the largest flukes in the world. The adult worm has a very characteristic leaf shape with the anterior end being broader than the posterior end and an anterior cone-shaped projection.
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Causal Agents:; The trematodes Fasciola hepatica (the sheep liver fluke) and Fasciola gigantica, parasites of herbivores that can infect humans accidentally. ... The adult flukes (Fasciola hepatica: up to 30 mm by 13 mm; F. gigantica: up to 75 mm) reside in the large biliary ducts of the mammalian host.
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INTESTINAL (Helminths) AND LIVER PARASITES; TREMATODA Order: Echinostomata; FASCIOLA HEPATICA ... fh2a: Fasciola hepatica, living adult in bile duct of sheep. ... Fasciola hepatica: although direct diagnosis by observation of eggs in faecal smears it the reference method, indirect diagnostic tests such as IF may allow...
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Fascioliasis is the disease caused by liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica). Sheep and cattle are most commonly affected and sheep are more susceptible to the disease than cattle. Horses, deer and goats may also be infected by liver fluke. ... The life cycle of the Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) is shown in Figure 1.
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The molluscicidal evaluation of Euphorbia splendens var. ... hislopii (Crown of thorns) against Lymnaea columella snails, intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica, in irrigation ditches of the Pisciculture Station at Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, was studied under limited field conditions.
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Fasciola gigantica and Stilesia hepatica constrain ruminant productivity. ... The Medscape Journal ... Fasciola hepatica [isolation & purification]
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