Liver fluke disease (fascioliasis): epidemiology, economic impact and public health significance.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1991 Dec; 22 Suppl(): 361-4
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-34073
ABSTRACT
Liver fluke disease (fascioliasis) is an important parasitic disease found worldwide affecting sheep, goats, cattle and buffalo, as well as other domestic ruminants. The common causative agents are Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica which require various species of Lymnaea, fresh water snails, as their intermediate hosts. The epidemiology of the disease and its prevalence in Malaysia is mentioned briefly. The disease causes considerable impact on the economy of the livestock industry. The economic losses consist of costs of anthelmintics, drenches, labor, liver condemnation at meat inspection; and losses in production due to mortality, reduction in meat, milk and wool production; and reduction in growth rate, fertility and draught power. The disease also has public health significance, causing human fascioliasis and "halzoun".
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Ruminants
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Humans
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Public Health
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Global Health
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Prevalence
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Food Parasitology
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Fascioliasis
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Animals
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Animals, Domestic
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Malaysia
Type of study:
Health economic evaluation
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Prevalence study
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Screening study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1991
Type:
Article
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