| prevalence, economic analysis and chemotherapeutic control of small ruminant fasciolosis in the sargodha district of punjab, pakistan. | this study describes the epidemiology, the economic significance of small ruminant fasciolosis in animals slaughtered in the abattoirs of the sargodha district, punjab, pakistan between january and june 2012. in vivo fasciolicidal efficacy of commercially available compounds was examined using a randomised complete block design. microscopically screened faecal samples revealed 40.51% positive animals for fasciolosis. the prevalent species included fasciola hepatica (35.64%) and fasciola gigantic ... | 2017 | 28365925 |
| molecular evidence shows that the liver fluke fasciola gigantica is the predominant fasciola species in ruminants from pakistan. | fascioliasis is an important disease affecting livestock, with great costs to producers worldwide. it has also become a serious issue for human populations in some endemic areas as an emerging zoonotic infection. there are two fasciola species of liver fluke responsible for this disease, which occur worldwide, fasciola hepatica and fasciola gigantica. identifying these two species on the basis of adult or egg morphology requires specialist knowledge due to the similarity of characters, and may m ... | 2016 | 25758445 |
| phenotypes of intermediate forms of fasciola hepatica and f. gigantica in buffaloes from central punjab, pakistan. | fascioliasis is an important food-borne parasitic disease caused by the two trematode species, fasciola hepatica and fasciola gigantica. the phenotypic features of fasciolid adults and eggs infecting buffaloes inhabiting the central punjab area, pakistan, have been studied to characterize fasciolid populations involved. morphometric analyses were made with a computer image analysis system (cias) applied on the basis of standardized measurements. since it is the first study of this kind undertake ... | 2014 | 23731975 |