Emerging Human Fascioliasis in India: Review of Case Reports, Climate Change Impact, and Geo-Historical Correlation Defining Areas and Seasons of High Infection Risk

Emerging Human Fascioliasis in India: Review of Case Reports, Climate Change Impact, and Geo-Historical Correlation Defining Areas and Seasons of High Infection Risk

The trematodes <i>Fasciola hepatica</i> and <i>F. gigantica</i> are transmitted by lymnaeid snails and cause fascioliasis in livestock and humans. Human infection is emerging in southern and southeastern Asia. In India, the number of case reports has increased since 1993. Thi...

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Main Authors: Santiago Mas-Coma, Pablo F. Cuervo, Purna Bahadur Chetri, Timir Tripathi, Albis Francesco Gabrielli, M. Dolores Bargues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-05-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
<i>Fasciola gigantica</i>
<i>F. hepatica</i>
case report review
climate change analyses
disease transmission
geo-historical assessments
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/10/5/123
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