Prevalence of Fasciola gigantica infection in slaughtered animals in south-eastern Lake Chad area in relation to husbandry practices and seasonal water levels

BACKGROUND: Fasciolosis has been described in sub-Saharan Africa in many accounts, but the latest reports from Chad are from the 1970s. Mobile pastoralists perceive liver parasites as a significant problem and think that proximity to Lake Chad can lead to infection. This study aimed to assess the im...

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Autores principales: Jean-Richard, Vreni, Crump, Lisa, Abicho, Abbani Alhadj, Naré, Ngandolo Bongo, Greter, Helena, Hattendorf, Jan, Schelling, Esther, Zinsstag, Jakob
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4022263/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24708774
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-6148-10-81

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