First description of histopathological lesions associated with a fatal infection of moose (Alces alces) with the liver fluke Parafasciolopsis fasciolaemorpha Ejsmont, 1932

• Main Authors: Filip-Hutsch Katarzyna, Hutsch Tomasz, Kolasa Szymon, Demiaszkiewicz Aleksander W.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2019-11-01
• Series: Journal of Veterinary Research
• Subjects: moose; parafasciolopsis fasciolaemorpha; histopathology; liver fibrosis
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2019-0068
• ISSN: 2450-8608

Parafasciolopsis fasciolaemorpha is a liver fluke typically parasitising moose in Central and Eastern Europe. The aim of our studies was to describe a case of fatal moose parafasciolopsosis, with special emphasis on the histopathological changes caused in the liver tissue by around 10,000 flukes.