[HTML][HTML] Drug resistance in liver flukes

I Fairweather, GP Brennan, REB Hanna… - International Journal for …, 2020 - Elsevier
Liver flukes include Fasciola hepatica, Fasciola gigantica, Clonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis
spp., Fascioloides magna, Gigantocotyle explanatum and Dicrocoelium spp. The two main …

Current threat of triclabendazole resistance in Fasciola hepatica

JM Kelley, TP Elliott, T Beddoe, G Anderson… - Trends in …, 2016 - cell.com
Triclabendazole (TCBZ) is the only chemical that kills early immature and adult Fasciola
hepatica (liver fluke) but widespread resistance to the drug greatly compromises fluke …

Chasing helminths and their economic impact on farmed ruminants

J Charlier, M van der Voort, F Kenyon, P Skuce… - Trends in …, 2014 - cell.com
Global agriculture will be required to intensify production from a shrinking natural resource
base. Helminth infections of ruminants are a major constraint on efficient livestock …

Recent advances in the diagnosis, impact on production and prediction of Fasciola hepatica in cattle

J Charlier, J Vercruysse, E Morgan, J Van Dijk… - Parasitology, 2014 - cambridge.org
Fasciola hepatica is a pathogenic trematode parasite of ruminants with a global distribution.
Here, we briefly review the current epidemiology of bovine fasciolosis in Europe and discuss …

Reducing the future threat from (liver) fluke: realistic prospect or quixotic fantasy?

I Fairweather - Veterinary parasitology, 2011 - Elsevier
The liver fluke remains an economically significant parasite of livestock and is emerging as
an important zoonotic infection of humans. The incidence of the disease has increased in …

Estimation of the impact of Fasciola hepatica infection on time taken for UK beef cattle to reach slaughter weight

S Mazeri, G Rydevik, I Handel, BMC Bronsvoort… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Fasciolosis is common in UK beef cattle, but it is unclear at what levels liver fluke burdens
cause production losses. This study aimed to address these uncertainties by estimating the …

High prevalence of fasciolosis and evaluation of drug efficacy against Fasciola hepatica in dairy cattle in the Maffra and Bairnsdale districts of Gippsland, Victoria …

TP Elliott, JM Kelley, G Rawlin, TW Spithill - Veterinary parasitology, 2015 - Elsevier
Liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) is a common parasite amongst grazing livestock in the south-
eastern region of Australia and is responsible for significant production losses in the beef …

Evaluation of the Performance of Five Diagnostic Tests for Fasciola hepatica Infection in Naturally Infected Cattle Using a Bayesian No Gold Standard Approach

S Mazeri, N Sargison, RF Kelly, BMC Bronsvoort… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The clinical and economic importance of fasciolosis has been recognised for centuries, yet
diagnostic tests available for cattle are far from perfect. Test evaluation has mainly been …

Comparative kinetics of serological and coproantigen ELISA and faecal egg count in cattle experimentally infected with Fasciola hepatica and following treatment with …

YM Brockwell, TW Spithill, GR Anderson, V Grillo… - Veterinary …, 2013 - Elsevier
Three methods of diagnosing Fasciola hepatica (F. hepatica) infection (a coproantigen
ELISA, Bio-X Diagnostics, Belgium, Faecal Egg Count (FEC), and a serum IgG ELISA, Bio-X …

The epidemiology and control of liver flukes in cattle and sheep

AK Howell, DJL Williams - Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal …, 2020 - vetfood.theclinics.com
The liver flukes are digenean trematode parasites that cause economically important
disease of domestic livestock. This article discusses 3 of the most important species of liver …