British Veterinary Journal · 1980 · 10 citations · 11 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesVeterinary ParasitologyParasite EpidemiologyParasitologyVeterinary Parasitic DiseasesAnimal Infectious DiseasesLivestock Infectious DiseasesMedical ParasitologyParasitic Disease DiagnosisParasitic DiseasesParasitic ZoonosesAdult Worm BurdenClinical Diagnosis Of Parasitic DiseasesEpidemiology In LivestockFasciola Gigantica InfectionOvine Parasitic InfectionsParasite Prevalence SurveysSheep DiseasesWorm Epidemiology
An attempt was made to correlate the haematological Findings in chronic fascioliasis with worm burdens. Significantly lower values were obtained for estimates of packed cell volume (PCV), haemoglobin (Hb) and red blood cell counts (RBC) (P < 0·001) while higher values were obtained for eosinophil counts (P < 0·05) in infected cattle. Haemoglobin values had the highest correlation with worm burdens (r = − 0·38) while the least correlation was obtained for eosinophil counts (r = − 0·076). The results indicate that the degree of anaemia in Fasciola gigantica infection is related to the intensity of the infection. The latter is consistent with the results of radioisotopic studies which show that the anaemia of fascioliasis is a consequence of the acquisition of a blood meal by flukes.
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