Foreyt W J, Samuel W M, Todd A C
J Parasitol. 1977 Dec;63(6):1050-2.
Fascioloides magna (Bassi 1875) was recovered from 227 of 312 (73%) white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in southern Texas between 1971 and 1975. Deer from age classes more than 1 year old had infection rates of from 64 to 84%. Few dead flukes were found. Flukes occurred exclusively in the livers of infected animals and were paired in 256 of 301 (85%) fibrous hepatic capsules. The prevalence of immature flukes with an average of one immature per infected liver was similar in all age classes, suggesting a relationship between fluke pairing and maturation.
1971年至1975年间，在得克萨斯州南部的312头白尾鹿（弗吉尼亚鹿）中，有227头（73%）感染了巨片形吸虫（Bassi，1875年）。年龄超过1岁的鹿感染率为64%至84%。很少发现死虫。吸虫仅出现在受感染动物的肝脏中，在301个（85%）纤维性肝囊中呈成对出现。在所有年龄组中，平均每只受感染肝脏中有一条未成熟吸虫的未成熟吸虫患病率相似，这表明吸虫配对与成熟之间存在关联。
