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Development of a duplex PCR for the identification of Fasciola hepatica in lymnaeid snails
(Ediciones INTA, 2020-12)Fasciola hepatica is a parasitic trematode that causes fascioliasis, a disease that affects domestic livestock and humans. The complex life cycle of F. hepatica involves lymnaeid snails as intermediate hosts. Detection of ... -
Genetic characterization and regional distribution of lymnaeid snails in northern Patagonia, Argentina
(Elsevier, 2023-09)Lymnaeid snails serve as intermediate hosts for Fasciola hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758), the etiological agent of fasciolosis, which is a widespread livestock disease in Argentina. Determining their geographic distribution and ... -
Water temperature and microenvironmental factors predict the presence and detection of the snail host of Fasciola hepatica in Andean Patagonia
(Elsevier, 2024-07)The transmission of Fasciola hepatica occurs only where there are -or recently were- aquatic or amphibious snails of the Lymnaeidae family, the intermediate host of this parasite. Direct detection of these snails is ...