Title
Recent developments in the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of Fasciola infection
Date Issued
01 October 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
review
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Abstract
Purpose of reviewThis review aims at describing the latest research in Fasciola epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and control in endemic countries.Recent findingsThe geographic distribution and range of reservoirs for Fasciola hepatica continues to expand. The impact of fascioliasis goes beyond human disease to affect food security and income in developed and developing countries. Promising serologic and molecular methods to diagnose fascioliasis have been described, but are not widely available. Triclabendazole remains the only highly active medication to treat human and livestock infected with juvenile and adult forms of Fasciola spp. Efforts to control fascioliasis may be hindered by the emergence of resistance to triclabendazole among livestock and subsequently in humans.SummaryIncreased awareness and surveillance are likely to uncover the real distribution and burden of fascioliasis in human. Research into new drugs or adjuvants to tackle the emerging resistance to triclabendazole is imperative to treat and control Fasciola infection.
Start page
409
End page
414
Volume
31
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Parasitología
Parasitología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85063686873
PubMed ID
Source
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
ISSN of the container
09517375
Sponsor(s)
M.M.C. was supported by the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health (grant number 1R01AI104820–01).
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