RESUMO
A total of 184 serum samples were collected including; 92 from slaughtered cattle [23/ season] in Abo El Matameer Abattoir, and 92 from random human patients attending a private laboratory in Abo El Matameer District, Behera Province to be examined for presence of antibodies against F. hepatica. Cattle samples were examined by Distomiasis Fumouze kits[registered] [ready to use indirect haemagglutination test kits] and it was found that the total prevalence was 9.8%. The seasonal prevalence of F. hepatica infection in examined serum samples of cattle revealed that winter and spring seasons showed the highest seasonal prevalence followed by summer season and males [10.8%] were higher than females [7.4%]. In addition, the highest prevalence was observed in the age group 2 - 4 years [18.18%] followed by the age group > 4 years [5.88%]. On the other side, the overall detection rate of F. hepatica infection in human was 13.04% and the highest seasonal prevalence was noticed in winter season [21.74%] followed by summer and spring season. The sexual distribution of the positive reactors to F. hepatica in human revealed higher prevalence in females [13.3%] than in males [12.9%] and the age group 20 - < 40 years [24.4%] showed the highest prevalence followed by the age group 40 - < 60 years [22.7%]