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Adult flukes occur in the liver of the definitive host and feed on blood. Mature flukes measure 4 to 10 centimetres (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 4 in) in length × 2 to 3.5 centimetres (3 ⁄ 4 to 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) in width, and have an oval dorso-ventrally flattened body with oral and ventral sucker. The flukes are reddish-brown in colour and are covered by ...
Fasciola hepatica, also known as the common liver fluke or sheep liver fluke, is a parasitic trematode (fluke or flatworm, a type of helminth) of the class Trematoda, phylum Platyhelminthes. It infects the livers of various mammals , including humans, and is transmitted by sheep and cattle to humans all over the world.
Liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) is a parasite which is part of the Trematoda family. The fluke lives inside a cow's liver after they have hatched in water or swampy areas and grown. [11] Liver fluke cause a variety of diseases and health issues due to their migration from the liver causing blood loss and liver failure.
Liver fluke infections cause serious medical and veterinary diseases. Fasciolosis of sheep, goats and cattle, is the major cause of economic losses in dairy and meat industry . [ 5 ] Fasciolosis of humans produces clinical symptoms such as fever, nausea, swollen liver, extreme abdominal pain, jaundice and anemia.
It is used to treat common liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) infections in cattle and sheep. [1] [2] It is teratogenic. [3] [4] References
A parasite called Heterobilharzia americana, a flatworm commonly referred to as liver fluke, was behind the illness of the 11 dogs. The parasite normally makes its home in Texas and in the South.
Most infections, especially in cows, are asymptomatic but the effect on the liver depends on the number of flukes and the length of infection. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Since the fluke migrates up the biliary duct — but does not penetrate the gut wall or liver tissue — long infections may cause hypertrophy of the bile duct and liver lesion, even in the ...
Nitroxinil is an anthelmintic, a veterinary medicine against parasitic worms in sheep and cattle. The substance is active against the liver fluke the Fasciola hepatica and to a lesser extent against thread worms in the gastrointestinal tract. [1] Brand names include Fluconix, Dovenix and Trodax.