Fasciolosis in the Mediterranean island of Corsica (France): Insights from epidemiological and malacological investigations.

ABSTRACT: Fasciolosis is a re-emergent parasitic disease of worldwide significance with a major global impact on livestock health and production. In the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, fasciolosis has been recognized for a long time but little is known about its dynamic as the main investigations are outdated. Three compartments - definitive domestic hosts, intermediate hosts and environment - involved in fasciolosis transmission were studied by applying an integrative and extensive approach: (1) farm and abattoir surveys, (2) snail sampling, identification and infection prospection, and (3) snail habitat analysis; and (4) a questionnaire-based survey to inquire about husbandry practices and environmental risks. Our results indicate a significant circulation of the liver flukes in Corsican l

SUBMITTER: Alba A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9883184 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature