July 2014

Comparative analysis of different immunological techniques for diagnosing fasciolosis in sheep: A review

Fasciolosis is a worldwide zoonotic infection caused by liver flukes of the genus Fasciola, of which Fasciola hepatica and a larger species, Fasciola gigantica are the most common representatives. These two food-borne trematodes usually infect domestic ruminants and cause important economic losses to sheep, goats and cattle. In commercial herds, fasciolosis is of great economic significance worldwide with losses...

Author(s): Irfan-ur-Rauf Tak, Jehangir Shafi Dar, B. A. Ganai, M. Z. Chishti, R. A. Shahardar, Towsief Ahmad Tantry, Masarat Nizam and Shoaib Ali Dar