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Fascioliasis

Fascioliasis is a parasitic condition caused by a flatworm called Fasciola. It is a zoonosis, i.e. a disease of animals that can be transmitted to humans. Animal hosts include agricultural and pet species. Parasite eggs in animal faeces can contaminate water, where they infect an intermediate host – the freshwater snail. When humans are infected they suffer first from pain and fever. In the longer term, there is severe damage to the liver and other organs.

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