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Phenotypes of intermediate forms of Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica in buffaloes from Central Punjab, Pakistan.

Afshan K1, Valero MA1, Qayyum M2, Peixoto RV1, Magraner A1, Mas-Coma S1.
Journal of helminthology.J Helminthol.2014 Dec;88(4):417-26. doi: 10.1017/S0022149X13000369. Epub 2013 Jun 4.
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
PMID 23731975

Fasciola gigantica transmission in the zoonotic fascioliasis endemic lowlands of Guilan, Iran: experimental assessment.

Ashrafi K1, Mas-Coma S2.
Veterinary parasitology.Vet Parasitol.2014 Sep 15;205(1-2):96-106. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.07.017. Epub 2014 Jul 21.
The lowland flatlands around the city of Bandar-Anzali, at the Caspian Sea shore, Guilan province, are an endemic area where Fasciola gigantica appears to be the fasciolid species involved and past outbreaks affecting around 15,000 people and the highest human infection rates in Iran have been repor
PMID 25095734

Leontovyč R, Košťáková M, Siegelová V, Melounová K, Pankrác J, Vrbová K, Horák P, Kašný M.
BMC veterinary research.BMC Vet Res.2014 Feb 11;10:41. doi: 10.1186/1746-6148-10-41.
BACKGROUND: Fascioloides magna is a pathogenic fluke introduced to Europe ca 140 years ago. As it is spreading over the continent, new intermediate and definitive hosts might be involved in transmission of the parasite. In Europe, several studies reported potential new intermediate snail hosts (Radi
PMID 24517409