First description of histopathological lesions associated with a fatal infection of moose (Alces alces) with the liver fluke Parafasciolopsis fasciolaemorpha Ejsmont, 1932

Parafasciolopsis fasciolaemorpha is a liver fluke typically parasitising moose in Central and Eastern Europe. The aim of our studies was to describe a case of fatal moose parafasciolopsosis, with special emphasis on the histopathological changes caused in the liver tissue by around 10,000 flukes.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Veterinary Research
Main Authors: Filip-Hutsch Katarzyna, Hutsch Tomasz, Kolasa Szymon, Demiaszkiewicz Aleksander W.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2019
Subjects:
moose
parafasciolopsis fasciolaemorpha
histopathology
liver fibrosis
Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
Alces alces
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2019-0068
https://doaj.org/article/dc22e5056c864492a55ccfd298ef9b88
Description
Summary:Parafasciolopsis fasciolaemorpha is a liver fluke typically parasitising moose in Central and Eastern Europe. The aim of our studies was to describe a case of fatal moose parafasciolopsosis, with special emphasis on the histopathological changes caused in the liver tissue by around 10,000 flukes.

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