Occurrence of Fasciola hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758) infection in Brazilian cattle of Minas Gerais, Brazil Ocorrência de Fasciola hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 em rebanhos bovinos do estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil

Fasciolosis is a parasitic disease which is caused by digenetic trematodes, such as Fasciola hepatica, and which occurs worldwide. The disease causes significant economic losses in cattle because of the reduction in milk and meat production and because the parasitized livers have no economic value....

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Main Authors: Walter dos Santos Lima, Lanuze Rose Mozzer Soares, Thales Augusto Barçante, Marcos Pezzi Guimaraes, Joziana Muniz de Paiva Barçante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2009-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612009000200006