Phenotypic analysis of adults of Fasciola hepatica, Fasciola gigantica and intermediate forms from the endemic region of Gilan, Iran

First phenotypic description of Fasciola

First phenotypic description of Fasciola hepatica/Fasciola gigantica intermediate forms from the human endemic area of the Nile Delta, Egypt

✍ M.V. Periago; M.A. Valero; M. El Sayed; K. Ashrafi; A. El Wakeel; M.Y. Mohamed; 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 502 KB

Fasciola gigantica is the main fasciolid species in Africa; however, F. hepatica and F. gigantica overlap in some countries. Egypt deserves mentioning because of the emerging situation of human fascioliasis in the Nile Delta area. The morphometric characteristics of fasciolid adults infecting the ma