BACKGROUND Fascioliasis is a worldwide parasitic disease of domestic animals caused by helminths of the genus Fasciola. In many parts of the world, particularly in poor rural areas where animal disease is endemic, the parasite also infects humans. Adult parasites reside in the bile ducts of the host and therefore diagnosis of human fascioliasis is usually achieved by coprological examinations t...

Fascioliasis is a zoonotic trematodiasis of great public health importance affecting ruminant animals and man. The prevalence of bovine fascioliasis in Nigeria is high and affects the productivity of farmers. Fascioliasis is mainly detected in abattoirs during post mortem inspection as it affects the livers of these animals leading to partial or total condemnation of the liver. Since most cattl...

Our laboratory recently developed a diagnostic test (ELISA) for human fascioliasis based on the detection of serum IgG4 antibodies reactive with Fasciola hepatica cathepsin L1 (CL1). In the present study, we have used recombinant CL1, generated by functional expression of the cDNA in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, in this immunodiagnostic test and compared its performance with native CL1. Sera obtai...

Fascioliasis is a common parasitic disease in livestock in China. However, human fascioliasis is rarely reported in the country. Here we describe an outbreak of human fascioliasis in Yunnan province. We reviewed the complete clinical records of 29 patients and performed an epidemiological investigation on the general human population and animals in the outbreak locality. Our findings support an...

BACKGROUND Human fascioliasis (HF) is a zoonotic disease that has been identified in many countries worldwide. This report concerns the identification and clinical management of cases of human fascioliasis in the suburbs of Arusha city, northern Tanzania in 2013. Fascioliasis is included among the WHO's Neglected Tropical Diseases as a plant transmitted trematode infection. Human fascioliasis h...

Animal fascioliasis has been reported in Saudi Arabia among imported and local sheep. The paper demonstrated the parasitological and clinical features of human fascioliasis in nine out of ten male immigrant manual workers with manifestations suggesting fascioliasis. The sedimentation and Kato-Katz techniques proved effect in diagnosing Fasciola species eggs in human stool. The common clinical f...

Fascioliasis is an infectious disease caused by fasciola or liver fluke. Humans are accidental hosts to these flatworms. The World Health Organisation considers fascioliasis an important human parasitic disease. In Europe, Australia and Northern America, the disease is rare, but should have a high index of suspicion in patients who have lived in or travelled to endemic areas. Although it can be...

Fascioliasis is an important zoonotic disease. Infected animals are the main source for human fascioliasis. Consequently, this work clarifies the status of animal fascioliasis in Dakahlia centers based on parasitological examination of cows, buffaloes, sheep and goats. The overall rates of infection were 12.31%, 9.73%, 17.84% and 5.40% respectively. The mean eggs per gram stool were 22, 13.6, 1...

Fascioliasis has medical and veterinary importance in Iran. Human Fascioliasis had been limited to just ectopic cases or sporadic reports before 1988. In this year an outbreak of human fascioliasis was reported from Gilan province and peak of this epidemy was seen in spring 1989. Considering 100000 population of Bandar-e-Anzali total infected cases was estimated between 9800 and up to 20000 ...