Detection of Fasciola Hepatica in Lori Sheep Using Polymerase Chain Reaction and Conventional Diagnostic Methods in Western Iran.

ABSTRACT: Fascioliasis is an emerging and important food and water-borne disease in human communities which has become one of the most important health challenges in countries, like Iran. It causes weight loss, a decrease in feed conversion ratio as well as milk and meat production, and also reduces fertility in animals the prevalence of fasciolosis is increasing in some regions of the world due to various factors. Different methods have been used for the detection of Fasciola hepatica in animals. This study is the first to detect F. hepatica in Lori sheep using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and conventional diagnostic methods in Western Iran. During three months, 195 fecal samples were collected from sheep in Lorestan province, Iran, using the stratified random sampling method. The conventional d

SUBMITTER: Amiri S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8410177 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature