Egypt has a unique geographical location connecting the three old-world continents Africa,
Asia and Europe. It is the country with the highest population density in the Middle East …

One of the neglected food-borne-diseases in the international public health arena is
fascioliasis. It is a serious infectious parasitic disease infecting humans and animals …

ABSTRACT A general survey and the seasonal dynamics of freshwater snails in two
irrigation and three drainage channels were carried out in El-Abtal village east of Ismailia …

Several snail species may contribute in transmission of fasciolosis in Egypt. These molluscs
show a variable sensibility to natural infections with Fasciola species. Radix natalensis is …

Population density of Lyrrtnaea naralensis and L. columella and their natural infection with
Fasciola giganrica were followed in two water bodies in Abu Rawash area, Giza …

Freshwater molluscs are one of the most threatened groups of freshwater taxa. They are
essential to the maintenance of wetland ecosystems. They also act as vectors for many …

In digenetic trematodes, cercariae represent a juvenile stage of the vertebrate-inhabiting
adult worms. In addition, the name cercaria can be used properly in a generic sense for a …

The present study includes considerable variations in aquatic flora and fauna recorded in
Kham River during the period of Jun. 2009–Sept. 2009. Lymnaea work as vector for various …

Snails including Radix auricularia act as intermediate hosts for trematode infections
including Fasciola gigantica. Seasonal prevalence and habitat of R. auricularia was studied …

Xiphidiocercariae previously reported from freshwater snails in Egypt were shed from Radix
(Lymnaea) natalensis, collected from irrigation canals in Kafr Hegazy village, Al Mahala Al …