Potential Transmission of Human Fascioliasis Through Traditional Local Foods, in Northern Iran

Potential Transmission of Human Fascioliasis Through Traditional Local Foods, in Northern Iran

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Ingestion of infective metacercariae, attached to watercress or other various species of water and terrestrial plants, has been implicated as the main source of human contamination by fasciolid flukes. Presence of several species of aromatic wild grown plants, which are eaten fresh on the table or u...

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Main Authors: K Ashrafi, MA Valero, K Forghan-Parast, M Rezaeian, SJ Shahtaheri, MR Hadiani, MD Bargues, S Mas-Coma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2006-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Human fascioliasis
Food-borne parasites
Metacercariae
Trematode infection
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/2360.pdf&manuscript_id=2360

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