Title
Ectopic Fasciola hepatica in lung of slaughtered cattle in the municipal abattoir of Cajamarca, Peru
Other title
Fasciola hepatica ectópica en pulmón de bovinos sacrificados en el Centro de Beneficio Municipal de Cajamarca, Perú
Date Issued
01 September 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Torrel Pajares T.S.
Vásquez K.D.
Coronado León J.F.
Aguilar Guevara C.N.
Castro A.D.
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The aim of this study was the evaluate the frequency and morphometric characterization of ectopic Fasciola hepatica in the lung. For this, 2066 lungs of cattle were evaluated in the municipal abattoir of Cajamarca, Peru, between July and August 2018. The lungs presenting macroscopic lesions were reviewed to determine the presence or absence of ectopic Fasciola hepatica. The frequency of erratic pulmonary fasciolosis was 3.68 ± 0.8%. Morphometrically, the ectopic Fasciola hepatica maintains a foliaceous shape, with pale pinkish to grey-brown coloration, measuring 10.36 ± 3.44 mm long and 4.31 ± 0.97 mm wide, and without evidence of oviposition.
Volume
31
Issue
3
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Parasitología
Ciencia veterinaria
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85098133152
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus