A Case of Fascioliasis from South-East of Iran

authors:

avatar Roya Alavi-Naini 1 , avatar Batool Sharifi-Mood 1 , * , avatar Ali Reza Khazaei 1 , avatar Parisa Khorgami 1

Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran

how to cite: Alavi-Naini R, Sharifi-Mood B, Khazaei A R, Khorgami P. A Case of Fascioliasis from South-East of Iran. Zahedan J Res Med Sci. 2013;15(12):e4335. 

Abstract

Fascioliasis is a zoonotic infection caused by Fasciola hepatica. Human is accidentally infected by ingesting contaminated drinking water or plants in endemic area (mainly North of Iran). The disease is usually reported from the sheep raising area of our country. We report a case of human fascioliasis in south-eastern Iran with dry climate without any history of travel to endemic regions.

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