The distribution of Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica within southern Tanzania--constraints associated with the intermediate host.
Walker SM, Makundi AE, Namuba FV, Kassuku AA, Keyyu J, Hoey EM, Prödohl P, Stothard JR, Trudgett A.
Walker SM, et al.
Parasitology. 2008 Apr;135(4):495-503. doi: 10.1017/S0031182007004076. Epub 2008 Jan 21.
Parasitology. 2008.
PMID: 18205983
In East Africa, Fasciola gigantica is generally the causative agent of fasciolosis but there have been reports of F. hepatica in cattle from highland regions of Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Zaire. The topography of the Southern Highlands of Tanzania provides an environment …
In East Africa, Fasciola gigantica is generally the causative agent of fasciolosis but there have been reports of F. hepatica in catt …