Fasciola hepatica is a pathogenic trematode parasite of ruminants with a global distribution. Johannes Charlier Laboratory of Parasitology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Ghent University . Even during the chronic phase of infection, it can be difficult to find eggs in stool specimens from people who have light infections. Fasciola hepatica- Discovery, Geographical Distribution and Life Cycle - Duration: 10:50. eAcademy 57 … Contents of presentation Available diagnostics and their evaluation Correlation with fluke burden and productivity From parasitic to economic diagnosis . In the differential diagnosis of biliary obstruction with unknown etiology, biliary fascioliasis should be considered in endemic and nonendemic regions. In patients with hepatic phase fascioliasis, radiological improvement was assessed at a 3-mo interval. The diagnosis of Fasciola hepatica infection with biliary phase was based on the extraction of live Fasciola hepatica during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). In all patients, clinical and laboratory response to treatment was assessed monthly. All patients were … The common liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica, causes fascioliasis, a significant disease in mammals, including livestock, wildlife and humans, with a major socioeconomic impact worldwide. Schistosomes- Pathogenicity and Laboratory Diagnosis - Duration: 12 ... 12:09. Diagnosis of Fasciola hepatica in livestock Chasing the fluke or it’s impact? Here, we briefly review the current epidemiology of bovine fasciolosis in Europe and discuss the progress made over the last decade in the diagnosis, impact on production and prediction of F. hepatica in cattle. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] Funding: Sequencing of the genomes of Fasciola/Neorickettsia was supported by the ‘Sequencing the etiological agents of the Food-Borne Trematodiases’ project (NIH-NHGRI award number U54HG003079). Therefore, early on, the infection has to be diagnosed in other ways than by examining stool.