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Fasciolosis in the MENA Region

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Abstract

Fasciolosis, a helminthic parasitic disease caused by liver fluke Fasciola spp. is considered an emerging and reemerging parasitic disease of global significance. In the MENA region, which includes more than 20 countries of the Middle East and North Africa, human fasciolosis is most important in Iran and Egypt with more than 30,000 cases reported. Human and animal fasciolosis has been reported from all countries of the region but to a lesser extent. Important factors in this region that affect the prevalence of infectious diseases such as fasciolosis are the political turmoil and government instability that impede proper public health management. In this chapter, the authors describe the status, basic biology, epidemiology and clinical disease of fasciolosis in the region.

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    Mohammad Bagher Rokni

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    Wael M. Lotfy

  3. Research Center for Fascioliasis and Parasitic Diseases, Gilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran

    Kayhan Ashrafi

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    Kayhan Ashrafi

  5. Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, University of Copenhagen, Dyrlaegevej 100, 2, 1870, Frederiksberg, Denmark

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Rokni, M.B., Lotfy, W.M., Ashrafi, K., Murrell, K.D. (2014). Fasciolosis in the MENA Region. In: McDowell, M., Rafati, S. (eds) Neglected Tropical Diseases - Middle East and North Africa. Neglected Tropical Diseases. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1613-5_3

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