semanticscholar.org

Preliminary studies on the prevalences of natural fasciolosis in cattle, sheep, and the host snail (Galba truncatula) in north-eastern Algeria | Semantic Scholar

@article{Mekroud2004PreliminarySO,
  title={Preliminary studies on the prevalences of natural fasciolosis in cattle, sheep, and the host snail (Galba truncatula) in north-eastern Algeria},
  author={Abdeslam Mekroud and Ahmed Benakhla and Philippe Vignoles and Daniel Rondelaud and Gilles Dreyfuss},
  journal={Parasitology Research},
  year={2004},
  volume={92},
  pages={502-505},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:7264647}
}

Three series of investigations on natural infections with Fasciola hepatica were carried out in north-eastern Algeria, finding significantly higher prevalences of fasciolosis in the cattle and sheep from Jijel compared with those from the department of Constantine, and the infection rates for overwintering snails were also higher.

66 Citations

21 References

Epidemiology and control

the mouth or pharynx, the cellulitis may extend into the mediastinum and so cause a septic pneumonia. The effect on the patient is that of a virulent septic infection, plus the interference with the…