Seasonal transmission of Fasciola hepatica in north central Florida (U.S.A.)

Walter M Boyce; C. H. Courtney

doi:10.1016/0020-7519(90)90132-7

Seasonal transmission of Fasciola hepatica in north central Florida (U.S.A.)

Walter M Boyce, C. H. Courtney

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Abstract

To assess seasonal transmission of Fasciola hepatica 37 groups of fluke-free tracer sheep, one group of four sheep each month in succession, grazed an infected pasture in north central Florida (U.S.A.) from June 1984 to June 1987. At the end of each month, tracers were moved to a fluke-free bam for 2 months, then necropsied and flukes counted. Fluke transmission mostly occurred during the first half of the year, with peak transmission from February to April. No transmission occurred during the warm summer months, having ceased in either May or June of each year to begin again in late autumn or early winter (November-January).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	695-696
Number of pages	2
Journal	International Journal for Parasitology
Volume	20
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7519(90)90132-7
State	Published - 1990
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Fasciola hepatica
liver flukes
seasonal transmission
snails

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Parasitology
Infectious Diseases

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