title: Trematodes of domestic ruminants of Afghanistan and their role in pathology.
abstract: Seven trematode species were found in the bile ducts and rumen of domestic ruminants: Fasciola gigantica, F. hepatica, Gigantocotyle explanatum, G. siemense, Paramphistomum epiclitum, Fischoederius cobboldi and Gastrothylax cruminifer. The parasites caused marked pathological changes in the liver and rumen.
mesh_terms: D000346:Afghanistan; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D002020:Buffaloes; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D005210:Fasciola hepatica / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D006041:Goats; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D014200:Trematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*