Seroprevalence and coprological prevalence of liver fluke Fasciola hepatica in cattle and sheep from Santander department, Colombia
Nelson Uribe Delgado, Andrés Esteban Pereira, Ruth Aralí Martínez, Angel Alberto Florez Muñoz, Juan Carlos Pinilla · 2023
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Description
Nelson Uribe Delgado and co-authors measured how common the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica is in farm animals and people in Santander, Colombia. The parasite infects many mammals, including humans, and counts as a public health concern. The team tested blood from one hundred eighty-five sheep, about two hundred ninety cattle, and one hundred fourteen people, plus dung samples from the animals.
Antibodies showed up in about forty-six percent of sheep and thirty-two percent of cattle, and eggs in dung told a similar story. No person tested positive. Female cattle and cattle on rotating grazing faced higher odds, and cattle kept alongside sheep were over four times as likely to be infected. The authors conclude the parasite is entrenched in local herds.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Nelson Uribe Delgado, Andrés Esteban Pereira, Ruth Aralí Martínez, Angel Alberto Florez Muñoz, Juan Carlos Pinilla |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |