Fasciola, commonly known as the liver fluke, is a genus of parasitic trematodes. There are three species within the genus Fasciola: Fasciola nyanzae, Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola …

Feb 12, 2024 · Fasciola is a type of flat, leaf-shaped parasitic worm, also known as a "liver fluke." Fasciola can occur in over 70 countries, especially where there are sheep or cattle. People …

Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica are primarily parasites of domestic and wild ruminants (most commonly, sheep, cattle, and goats; also, camelids, cervids, and buffalo). Infections …

Feb 14, 2024 · Fasciola is a liver fluke (a type of parasitic worm) that can infect the liver and bile duct of exposed people and animals, such as sheep, cattle, goats, and other plant-eating …

Jul 24, 2024 · Fasciola. Two types of Fasciola liver fluke, F. hepatica and F. gigantica, infect humans. Fasciola infections are called fascioliasis. Fascioliasis is more common in livestock …

Fasciola hepatica, also known as the common liver fluke or sheep liver fluke, is a parasitic trematode (fluke or flatworm, a type of helminth) of the class Trematoda, phylum …

Fasciolosis is a parasitic worm infection caused by the common liver fluke Fasciola hepatica as well as by Fasciola gigantica. The disease is a plant-borne trematode zoonosis, [3] and is …

Fascioliasis, infection of humans and grass-grazing animals caused by the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica, a small parasitic flatworm that lives in the bile ducts and causes a condition known …

Jul 28, 2020 · Fascioliasis is caused by two species of parasitic flatworms or trematodes that mainly affect the liver. It belongs to the group of foodborne trematode infections and is a …

Fasciola hepatica is a trematode parasite distributed worldwide. It is known to cause disease in mammals, producing significant economic loses to livestock industry and burden to human …