Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Studies on helminthosis at the Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine (CTVM).
- Journal:
- Tropical animal health and production
- Year:
- 1996
- Authors:
- Harrison, L J et al.
- Affiliation:
- University of Edinburgh · United Kingdom
Plain-English summary
This research focuses on certain types of parasites called helminths, which include flatworms and tapeworms that can affect animals, especially in tropical and subtropical areas. The study highlights specific parasites like Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica, which are liver flukes, and Taenia saginata and Taenia solium, which are types of tapeworms. These parasites are important because they can cause health problems in animals and have economic impacts on farming. Recently, there has been more awareness about how some of these parasites can also affect humans. Overall, the research emphasizes the significance of understanding these parasites for both animal and human health.
Abstract
The research work relating to helminths, which has been conducted within the Helminthology Section of the CTVM, often in collaboration with colleagues from the tropics is reviewed and placed into a historical perspective. The research has, in the main, concentrated on the trematodes Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica and the cestodes Taenia saginata and Taenia solium, but work on other parasites including gastro-intestinal nematodes is also considered. All of these parasites are of obvious veterinary/economic importance particularly in the tropics and subtropics. While the zoonotic importance of T. saginata and T. solium has been recognised for many years, it is only more recently that the zoonotic impact of Fasciola spp. has been generally acknowledged.
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