Camel: a new Egyptian host for Fasciola gigantica.
F. gigantica is a known liver fluke in Egypt. Infection has been reported in sheep, goats, buffaloes, cows and donkeys. Human cases have been reported from several governorates. This paper records camels as an additional host for F. gigantica in Egypt. In such materials worms attained a length of 6.0-6.3 cm.
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Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams Universty, Cairo, Egypt.
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D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus / Q000469:parasitology*; D004199:Disease Vectors; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D005209:Fasciola / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*