Fasciola, lymnaeids and human fascioliasis, with a global overview on disease transmission, epidemiology, evolutionary genetics, molecular epidemiology and …

S Mas‐Coma, MA Valero, MD Bargues - Advances in parasitology, 2009 - Elsevier
Fascioliasis, caused by liver fluke species of the genus Fasciola, has always been well
recognized because of its high veterinary impact but it has been among the most neglected …

Reducing the future threat from (liver) fluke: realistic prospect or quixotic fantasy?

I Fairweather - Veterinary parasitology, 2011 - Elsevier
The liver fluke remains an economically significant parasite of livestock and is emerging as
an important zoonotic infection of humans. The incidence of the disease has increased in …

Molecular phylogeny and systematics of the Echinostomatoidea Looss, 1899 (Platyhelminthes: Digenea)

VV Tkach, O Kudlai, A Kostadinova - International Journal for Parasitology, 2016 - Elsevier
The Echinostomatoidea is a large, cosmopolitan group of digeneans currently including nine
families and 105 genera, the vast majority parasitic, as adults, in birds with relatively few …

Fascioliasis and fasciolopsiasis: Current knowledge and future trends

M Siles-Lucas, D Becerro-Recio, J Serrat… - Research in veterinary …, 2021 - Elsevier
Food-borne zoonotic trematodiases are classified as neglected diseases by the World
Health Organization. Among them, fascioliasis is caused worldwide by Fasciola hepatica …

[HTML][HTML] Invasive snails, parasite spillback, and potential parasite spillover drive parasitic diseases of Hippopotamus amphibius in artificial lakes of Zimbabwe

R Schols, H Carolus, C Hammoud, KC Muzarabani… - BMC biology, 2021 - Springer
Background Humans impose a significant pressure on large herbivore populations, such as
hippopotami, through hunting, poaching, and habitat destruction. Anthropogenic pressures …

[HTML][HTML] Identity of Fasciola spp. in sheep in Egypt

S Amer, A ElKhatam, S Zidan, Y Feng, L Xiao - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background In Egypt, liver flukes, Fasciola spp.(Digenea: Fasciolidae), have a
serious impact on the farming industry and public health. Both Fasciola hepatica and …

Identification of Fasciola species isolated from Egypt based on sequence analysis of genomic (ITS1 and ITS2) and mitochondrial (NDI and COI) gene markers

S Amer, Y Dar, M Ichikawa, Y Fukuda, C Tada… - Parasitology …, 2011 - Elsevier
Fascioliasis has a negative impact on the farming industry in both developed and
developing countries, rather than a public health challenge. This study was performed to …

The evolution of IgE‐mediated type I hypersensitivity and its immunological value

DI Pritchard, FH Falcone, PD Mitchell - Allergy, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The allergic phenotype manifests itself in a spectrum of troublesome to life‐threatening
diseases, from seasonal hay fever, through the food allergies, atopic eczema, asthma, to …

[HTML][HTML] Echinostoma 'revolutum' (Digenea: Echinostomatidae) species complex revisited: species delimitation based on novel molecular and morphological data …

S Georgieva, A Faltýnková, R Brown, I Blasco-Costa… - Parasites & …, 2014 - Springer
Background The systematics of echinostomes within the so-called'revolutum'group of the
genus Echinostoma, which encompasses the type-species E. revolutum and a number of …

Adaptive radiation of the flukes of the family Fasciolidae inferred from genome-wide comparisons of key species

YJ Choi, S Fontenla, PU Fischer, TH Le… - Molecular biology …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Liver and intestinal flukes of the family Fasciolidae cause zoonotic food–borne infections
that impact both agriculture and human health throughout the world. Their evolutionary …