DNA multigene characterization of Fasciola hepatica and Lymnaea neotropica and its fascioliasis transmission capacity in Uruguay, with historical correlation, human report review and infection risk analysis.

• Main Authors: María Dolores Bargues (Author), Valeria Gayo (Author), Jaime Sanchis (Author), Patricio Artigas (Author), Messaoud Khoubbane (Author), Soledad Birriel (Author), Santiago Mas-Coma (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Fascioliasis is a pathogenic disease transmitted by lymnaeid snails and recently emerging in humans, in part due to effects of climate changes, anthropogenic environment modifications, import/export and movements of livestock. South America is the continent presenting more human fasciolia...