Morphological and molecular characterization of Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica phenotypes from co-endemic localities in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa
Fasciolosis is a food- and water-borne disease caused by digenean trematode species, Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica. They are widely distributed and infect a wide range of definitive hosts, causing enormous economic loss due to reduced productivity in domestic ruminants. The two species have bee...
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Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-03-01
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Series: | Food and Waterborne Parasitology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405676621000056 |