background : in this study, we used both its1 and its2 for molecular identification of fasciola species. methods : the region between 18s and 28s of ribosomal dna was used in pcr-rflp method for molecular identification of fasciola species. ninety trematodes of fasciola were collected during abattoir inspection from livers of naturally infected sheep and cattle from khorasan, east azerbaijan, a...

BACKGROUND The trematodes of the genus Fasciola (the liver flukes) are among the well-known instances of food-borne parasites worldwide. Differentiation of Fasciola species is important because of their different transmission and epidemiological characteristics. The current study was undertaken to discriminate Fasciola species in the domestic ruminants of Urmia city, Iran. METHODS Adult fluke...

Fasciola parasites (liver flukes) express numerous cathepsin L proteases that are believed to be involved in important functions related to host invasion and parasite survival. These proteases are evolutionarily divided into clades that are proposed to reflect their substrate specificity, most noticeably through the S(2) subsite. Single amino acid substitutions to residues lining this site, inc...

Development and evaluation of a single step duplex PCR for simultaneous 1 detection of Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica 2 (Fasciolidae; Trematoda; Platyhelminthes) 3 Thanh Hoa Le, Khue Thi Nguyen, Nga Thi Bich Nguyen, Huong Thi Thanh Doan, 4 Xuyen Thi Kim Le, Chau Thi Minh Hoang, and Nguyen Van De 5 Department of Immunology, Institute of Biotechnology, Vietnam Academy of Science and 6 T...

Prevalence of Fasciola hepatica L. infection among cattle slaughtered in the Lublin province in the years 2005-2008 was evaluated. The study draws its data from annual reports of the Veterinary Inspectorate in Lublin. The results of the study are as follows: the prevalence of Fasciola hepatica infection in the cattle of the Lublin province between 2005 and 2008 amounts to 21.24%.

Prevalence of Fasciola hepatica L. infection among cattle slaughtered in the Lublin province in from 2009-2012 was evaluated. The data were taken from annual reports of the Veterinary Inspectorate in Lublin. The results of the study are as follows: the prevalence of Fasciola hepatica infection in the cattle of the Lublin province between 2009 and 2012 is found to be 11.97%.