A familial outbreak of fascioliasis in Eastern Anatolia: A report with review of literature

Karahocagil M. K., Akdenin H., Sünnetçioğlu M., Cicek M., Mete R., Akman N., ...More

ACTA TROPICA, vol.118, no.3, pp.177-183, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 118 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2008.08.013
  • Journal Name: ACTA TROPICA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.177-183
  • Keywords: Fasciola hepatica, Fascioliasis, Familial outbreak, Triclabendazole treatment, HEPATICA INFECTION, NILE DELTA, TRICLABENDAZOLE, DIAGNOSIS, PROVINCE, ISPARTA, US
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aim: To present the results of a cross-sectional epidemiological analysis of a familial outbreak of fascioliasis in Eastern Anatolia and to discuss the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic properties of the patients.