Global distribution and transmission of Fasciola
10.16250/j.32.1374.2022234
- VernacularTitle:片形吸虫的全球分布及传播
- Author:
Jia-wen YAO
1
;
Tie-wu JIA
2
Author Information
1. Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
2. National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research), National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, WHO Collaborating Centre for Tropical Diseases, National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Shanghai 200025, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Fasciola;
Fascioliasis;
Lymnaeidae;
Intermediate host;
Geographical distribution
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2022;34(6):654-658
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
As a global zoonotic disease, fascioliasis is a serious threat to human and animal health and animal husbandry development. The complexity of the classification and identification of Lymnaeidae, the intermediate host of Fasciola, notably the emergence of its sibling species, leads to misunderstanding of geographical distribution and transmission potential of Fasciola. This review introduces the classification of flukes of the family Fasciolidae, describes the geographical distribution of F. hepatica and F. gigantic, and discusses the co-evolution of Fasciola and Lymnaeidae host snails, and the effects of human activities and ruminant migration on global spread and transmission of Fasciola. In addition, we revisit the intermediate host snails of Fasciola in Africa based on the latest molecular biological evidence.
