Saleha A A
Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1991 Dec;22 Suppl:361-4.
Liver fluke disease (fascioliasis) is an important parasitic disease found worldwide affecting sheep, goats, cattle and buffalo, as well as other domestic ruminants. The common causative agents are Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica which require various species of Lymnaea, fresh water snails, as their intermediate hosts. The epidemiology of the disease and its prevalence in Malaysia is mentioned briefly. The disease causes considerable impact on the economy of the livestock industry. The economic losses consist of costs of anthelmintics, drenches, labor, liver condemnation at meat inspection; and losses in production due to mortality, reduction in meat, milk and wool production; and reduction in growth rate, fertility and draught power. The disease also has public health significance, causing human fascioliasis and "halzoun".
肝吸虫病（片形吸虫病）是一种在全球范围内发现的重要寄生虫病，影响绵羊、山羊、牛和水牛以及其他家养反刍动物。常见病原体为肝片吸虫和巨片吸虫，它们需要各种椎实螺属淡水蜗牛作为中间宿主。本文简要提及了该病在马来西亚的流行病学及其流行情况。该病对畜牧业经济造成了相当大的影响。经济损失包括驱虫药、灌药、劳动力成本、肉类检验时肝脏的废弃；以及因死亡、肉类、牛奶和羊毛产量减少导致的生产损失；还有生长速度、繁殖力和役用能力的下降。该病还具有公共卫生意义，可导致人类肝吸虫病和“halzoun”。
