Liver fluke disease

Definition:

Fascioliasis is a foodborne zoonotic disease caused by the liver flukes Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica. Whereas in Europe, the Americas and Oceania only F. hepatica is concerned, the distributions of both species overlap in many areas of Africa and Asia. An infection is accomplished through oral ingestion of the infective stage of the parasite either through consumption of uncooked or unwashed aquatic plants, or through drinking contaminated water. The presence of F. hepatica flukes in humans was first documented in 1760.

References:

[1]. Jennifer Keiser, et al. Food-borne trematodiases. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2009 Jul;22(3):466-83. [Content Brief]

[2]. Jennifer Keiser, et al. Triclabendazole for the treatment of fascioliasis and paragonimiasis. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2005 Dec;14(12):1513-26. [Content Brief]

[3]. Luis A Marcos, et al. Update on hepatobiliary flukes: fascioliasis, opisthorchiasis and clonorchiasis. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2008 Oct;21(5):523-30. [Content Brief]

[4]. S Mas-Coma, et al. Fascioliasis and other plant-borne trematode zoonoses. Int J Parasitol. 2005 Oct;35(11-12):1255-78. [Content Brief]

Biomedical Dictionary

The Biomedical Dictionary is a comprehensive and professional collection of biological academic terms and subject datas. All explanations are supported by authoritative books or high impact factor literatures, and you can acquire accurate explanations of the biomedical terms you want to know.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

Name
Email *

	Sorry, but the email address you supplied was invalid.