Department of Veterinary, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia
Review Article
Review on Trematodiasis and Its Current Status in Ethiopia
Author(s): Isayas Asefa Kebede*
Trematodes cause chronic debilitating diseases in livestock and are a major concern for global veterinary and result in significant economic losses. Snail borne parasitic diseases, such as fascioliasis, paragonimiasis, and schistosomiasis, endanger human health and cause major economic problems in many tropical and subtropical countries. In this review, we summarize the primary roles of snails in parasite existence patterns, clinical indications, and disease dissemination, as well as snail control strategies. Snails play four roles in the parasites' life cycle: As a middle of the road contaminated by the main stage hatchlings, as the main halfway host tainted by miracidia, as the primary moderate host that ingests the parasite eggs, and as the main transitional host entered by miracidia with or without the subsequent middle of the road has been an oceanic creature. Snail borne par.. View More»