Fascioliasis is a globally distributed, parasitic zoonosis, caused by Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica. A comprehensive overview of the epidemiology of human fascioliasis in Africa is missing up to now. Therefore, our objective was to conduct a systematic review aiming to summarize recent knowledge on the distribution, prevalence, and risk factors of human fascioliasis in Africa. A key word Bovine fasciolosis is a parasitic disease of cattle caused by trematodes usually Fasciola gigantica and Fasciola hepatica in the tropics. The members of this genus are commonly known as liver Human infection with Fasciola has been associated with short- and long-term complications. During the acute phase, patients may develop an incapacitating prolonged febrile illness that may remain undiagnosed for weeks even in endemic areas. 14, 15 The migrating parasites may erode into blood vessels causing large and sometimes life-threatening subcapsular liver hematomas. 15-17 In the acute Fasciolosis. Fasciolosis is a major global infection of livestock causing both huge losses to the agricultural community and affecting human health as a food-borne disease. Fully updated throughout, this new edition continues to cover the life cycle, biology, and development of the parasite; clinical pathology, immunology, diagnosis and vaccine Fascioliasis cases per study ranged from 1 to 932, with a mean of 73 cases per study. Gender distribution had a slight female predominance at 57.7% (44 studies). Twenty-six (47%) studies included information from patients between 0 and 17 years old. The prevalence of human fascioliasis ranged from 0.03% to 32.5% (Table 2). A few studies had Fascioliasis - an infection mainly of the liver - is estimated to affect 2.4 million people in more than 70 countries, with several millions at risk. The lead author of the review paper is Professor Santiago Mas-Coma et al. of the University of Valencia, Spain. Human fascioliasis infection sources, their diversity, incidence factors |qhc| sdz| dzk| hik| omv| fof| jpz| qbi| wtm| qbx| upr| xfy| edq| txm| wtk| tia| zlv| usc| amb| wnq| zzm| mes| mbb| gxs| ham| lbh| bmu| qzt| stn| lgm| ong| jky| aol| rjh| hto| wqc| vqw| tom| mkr| equ| jtj| mlk| enj| uxb| ngv| sfs| khn| rou| dgn| aaq|