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Review
. 2015:2015:786195.
doi: 10.1155/2015/786195. Epub 2015 Aug 31.

Fascioliasis: An Ongoing Zoonotic Trematode Infection

Mramba Nyindo  1 , Abdul-Hamid Lukambagire  1
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Review

Fascioliasis: An Ongoing Zoonotic Trematode Infection

Mramba Nyindo et al. Biomed Res Int. 2015.

Abstract

Zoonotic trematode infections are an area of the neglected tropical diseases that have become of major interest to global and public health due to their associated morbidity. Human fascioliasis is a trematode zoonosis of interest in public health. It affects approximately 50 million people worldwide and over 180 million are at risk of infection in both developed and underdeveloped countries. The one health paradigm is an area that seeks to address the problem of zoonotic infections through a comprehensive and sustainable approach. This review attempts to address the major challenges in managing human and animal fascioliasis with valuable insights gained from the one health paradigm to global health and multidisciplinary integration.

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Global distribution of fascioliasis, 2015, countries reporting cases of fascioliasis shaded in blue (http://www.bvgh.org/Current-Programs/Neglected-Disease-Product-Pipelines/Global-Health-Primer/Diseases/cid/ViewDetails/ItemID/23.aspx). The figure implies that fascioliasis is distributed in over 90% of the world [84].
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