| fluke egg characteristics for the diagnosis of human and animal fascioliasis by fasciola hepatica and f. gigantica. | in trematodiases, shape and size of the fluke eggs shed with faeces are crucial diagnostic features because of their typically reduced intraspecific variability. in fascioliasis, the usual diagnosis during the biliary stage of infection is based on the classification of eggs found in stools, duodenal contents or bile. the aim of the present study is to validate the identification of fasciola species based on the shape and size of eggs shed by humans, characterizing their morphometric traits usin ... | 2009 | 19375410 |