Food-borne fluke infections/trematodiases are emerging as a major public health problem worldwide with over 40 million people affected and over 10% of world population at risk of infection. The major concentration of these infections is in Southeast Asian and Western Pacific Regions, where the epidemiological factors (including the prevalent socio-cultural food habits) are conducive for transmi...

Genetic characterization was carried out in order to reveal the geographical variations of the oriental liver fluke, Clonorchis sinensis (Trematoda: Opisthorchiidae), collected in Korea and China. The chromosome number was 2n=56 in both Korean (Kimhae) and Chinese (Liaoning) flukes, and chromosomes were divided into two groups based on their sizes; consisting of 8 pairs of large and 20 pairs of...

fasciolosis, or liver fluke disease, caused by parasites of the genus fasciola is emerging as an important disease in man and animals, in the world and iran, particularly in nortern parts. the economical losses in domestic animals are considerable. in the recent decade there were two major outbreaks of human fasciolosis in the caspian region, northern part of iran with 7000-10000 infected cases...

An evaluation of lesions in the livers of Black and White cattle, aged 4 to 7, naturally infested with Fasciola hepatica was performed. The studies included a comprehensive analysis of histological lesions and liver enzyme activities determined with histochemical methods depending on the degree of natural Fasciola hepatica infestation. The studies revealed increased number of reticular fibres, ...