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Current status of fasciolosis in Vietnam: an update and perspectives

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 November 2015

T.D. Bui ,
P.N. Doanh ,
C. Saegerman  and
B. Losson
T.D. Bui*
Affiliation:
Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Cau Giay district, Ha Noi, Vietnam Fundamental and Applied Research on Animal and Health, Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Boulevard de Colonster 20, 4000Liège, Belgium
P.N. Doanh
Affiliation:
Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Cau Giay district, Ha Noi, Vietnam
C. Saegerman
Affiliation:
Fundamental and Applied Research on Animal and Health, Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Boulevard de Colonster 20, 4000Liège, Belgium
B. Losson
Affiliation:
Fundamental and Applied Research on Animal and Health, Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Boulevard de Colonster 20, 4000Liège, Belgium
*
*E-mail: dung_parasitologist@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Vietnam is recognized to be endemic for fasciolosis. However, most of the available publications have not been published in international journals. This review is based on national and international Vietnamese publications and highlights the current status of fasciolosis in Vietnam. It also provides some information available for neighbouring countries. Updated data on responsible species, distribution, transmission and control aspects are summarized. The central region of Vietnam is reported as being highly endemic for fasciolosis, with a high number of human patients (more than 20,000 in 2011). Fasciola gigantica is reported to be the main species in Vietnam. However, hybrids between F. gigantica and F. hepatica were identified. Both humans and animals are infected by the ingestion of raw vegetables and possibly contaminated drinking water. Three lymnaeid snail species (Austropeplea viridis, Radix auricularia and Radix rubiginosa) may act as intermediate hosts of Fasciola spp. However, due to the likely misidentification of snail species and cercariae during the past decade the critical analysis of published data is difficult. A better understanding of transmission aspects of fasciolosis would allow the implementation of preventive measures of this important neglected zoonotic disease.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 90 , Issue 5 , September 2016 , pp. 511 - 522
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