PubMed · 2018 · 13 citations · 15 references
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Veterinary MedicineAnimal SciencesInfectious DiseasesInfectious Disease PathologyParasite EpidemiologyParasitologyParasitic Disease DiagnosisParasitic DiseasesParasitic PathologyParasitic ZoonosesZoonotic Parasitic DiseasesClinical Diagnosis Of Parasitic DiseasesDefinitive HostsExcretory-secretory AntigensSeasonal Pattern DetectionSecretory-excretory System
BACKGROUND: snails) hosts in Kermanshah Province, western Iran from 2014-2016. METHODS: snails were collected from 25 habitats. The snails were identified and examined for presence of cercariae by shedding method. RESULTS: infection was seen in snails of the family Lymnaeidae. CONCLUSION: parasite was lower compared to other provinces. This is probably due to sequential decline in rainfall and hot climate that makes conditions difficult for the snail intermediate host snails and the larval stages of fasciolid trematodes. The habitual food of people is another important point.
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Animal Fascioliasis in Khuzestan, Southwestern Iran
Gholam H. Sahba, F. Arfaa, I. Farahmandian et al. · Journal of Parasitology · 1972 · 75 citations
Veterinary Medicine, Pathobiology, Veterinary Parasitology +14