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Natural infection of Fasciola hepatica (Trematoda: Fasciolidae) in Bulinus truncatus (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) in northern Tunisia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2009

N. Hamed ,
H. Hammami ,
S. Khaled ,
D. Rondelaud  and
A. Ayadi
N. Hamed
Affiliation:
Fungal and Parasitic Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Sfax, Tunisia
H. Hammami
Affiliation:
Fungal and Parasitic Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Sfax, Tunisia
S. Khaled
Affiliation:
Fungal and Parasitic Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Sfax, Tunisia
D. Rondelaud
Affiliation:
UPRES EA no. 3174/USC INRA, Faculty of Medicine, Limoges, France
A. Ayadi*
Affiliation:
Fungal and Parasitic Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Sfax, Tunisia
*
*Fax: +216 74 24 71 30 E-mail: ali.ayadi@rns.tn
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Abstract

Monthly samples of Bulinus truncatus were collected during a year from a cattle-breeding farm located in the region of Sejnane (North Tunisia) to detect natural infections with Fasciola hepatica and determine seasonal variations of the prevalence throughout a year. Of the 163 adult bulinids, larval forms of F. hepatica were found in 39% of snails. Two peaks in prevalence, the first in June and the second in October, were also noted. Bulinus truncatus can be added to the list of potential intermediate hosts of F. hepatica.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 83 , Issue 3 , September 2009 , pp. 271 - 273
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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