Review on Fascioliasis in Animals and Human | ||
| New Valley Veterinary Journal | ||
| Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2025, Pages 69-79 PDF (1 M) | ||
| Document Type: Review Articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/nvvj.2025.323066.1053 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nermeen Abdelal Hassan* 1; Mohamed Said Diab2; Ahmed Mohamed Bayoumi3; Shrif Abdallah Zidan3; Ghada Abd El Monsef Hadad3 | ||
| 1Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Department of Animal Hygiene and Zoonoses | ||
| 2Department of Animal Hygiene and Zoonoses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, New Valley University, El-Kharga, Egypt | ||
| 3Department of Animal Hygiene and Zoonoses, Faculty of Veterinary medicine, University of Sadat city | ||
| Abstract | ||
| ABSTRACT The digenetic trematode parasite, which is a member of the genus Fasciola and has two species: Fasciola Hepatica and Fasciola Gigantica, is the source of the snail-borne trematode disease known as Fascioliasis. Fasciola gigantica is found in tropical regions of Africa and Asia, whereas Fasciola hepatica is primarily found in temperate zones. 2.4 million people are thought to be affected with fascioliasis worldwide, which has recently been recognized as a significant zoonotic parasitic illness that infects humans. Both species spread by snails belonging to the Lymnaeidae family and pose a concern to domestic ruminants and public health. Ingestion of encysted metacercariae of Fasciola species causes infection in both humans and animals. In Egypt, fascioliasis in humans and animals is endemic and causes both clinical and epidemiological health problems. Economic losses from fascioliasis include mortality, decreased carcass weight, decreased meat and milk output, decreased growth and quality of wool, liver damage, and decreased resistance, which makes animals more susceptible to subsequent consequences and other diseases. The parasite's history, taxonomic position, biology, pathophysiology, epidemiology, geographic distribution, economic losses, diagnosis, and control of infection in humans and animals are only a few of the topics covered by the authors in this work. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Fascioliasis; Economic losses; Epidemiology; Snails; Encysted metacercariaeand Egypt | ||
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