title: Update on trematode infections in sheep.
abstract: Trematode parasites live in the liver, fore stomachs or blood vessels of a wide range of animals and humans. Most of them have a special economic and veterinary significance. Liver fluke disease of sheep and other animal species is caused by the common liver fluke Fasciola hepatica. Hepatic fasciolosis occurs throughout the world, where climatic conditions are suitable for the survival of aquatic intermediate host snails. Also of importance for ruminants, in some parts of the world, are Fasciola gigantica and Fascioloides magna. Other trematodes infecting ruminants include Dicrocoelium dendriticum; Eurytrema pancreaticum and Eurytrema coelomaticum. Among the Paramphistomidae, some species can infect sheep and other ruminants. Finally, Schistosoma spp. are found in the blood vessels of ruminants and are of minor importance in temperate regions. The manuscript concentrates on trematode species of veterinary importance for domestic sheep.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain. francisco.rojo@unileon.es
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Rojo-Vázquez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meana
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Valcárcel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martínez-Valladares
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D057231:Climate Change; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012908:Snails / Q000469:parasitology; D014200:Trematoda / Q000502:physiology; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics