Fenotipaje de individuos del género fasciola linnaeus, 1758 (trematoda: fasciolidae) de areas endemicas con caracteristicas heterogeneas

2016

Fascioliasis is a zoonotic disease emerging in numerous parts of the world. Fascioliasis is an important food-borne parasitic disease caused by the two trematode species, Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica. The characterisation and di erentiation of Fasciola populations is crucial to control the disease, given the di erent transmission, epidemiology and pathology characteristics of the two species. Furthermore, in any endemic area, the characterisation of scenarios and patterns of infection must always be considered the starting point before implementing any control measure. Morphometric analyses were made with a computer image analysis system (CIAS) applied on the basis of standardis…