Presence of Fasciola hepatica in Huinco. Experimental verification

Authors

  • Alina Huiza F. Sección Científica de Parasitología. Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Daniel A. Carrión". Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Casilla 10138. Lima, Perú.
  • Manuel Tantaleán V. Sección Científica de Parasitología. Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Daniel A. Carrión". Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Casilla 10138. Lima, Perú.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v1i2.8415

Abstract

It has been studied the presence of Fasciola hepatica L., in Huinco, place without livestock, localized in the Province of Huarochiri, Department of Lima, September 1971 and July 1972. Lymnoea viator and Physa venustula were examined looking for stages of F. hepatica and it was also performed exam of feces of the human population Iookíng for eggs of the parasite. Only L. viator snails were found infected by F. hepatica, it was confirmed with the presence of adult parasites in the biliary tract of mice infected with metacercaría obtained from L. viatar. The human infection by F. hepatica was low (0.88%). No being Huinco place for livestock, it was concluded the infection of the snails by F. hepatica could happen when the eggs arrive through the water coming from livestock places localized in higher areas than Huinco.

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Author Biography

  • Alina Huiza F., Sección Científica de Parasitología. Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Daniel A. Carrión". Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Casilla 10138. Lima, Perú.
    Leonardo Romero.- Biólogo egresado de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) con especialidad en Zoología. Estudios de maestría en Ecología y Conservación en la UNMSM. Tema de investigación es ecología de invertebrados intermareales. Cursos de especialización en edición de revistas científicas.

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Published

12/30/1974

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (1974)

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Huiza F., Alina, and Manuel Tantaleán V. 1974. “Presence of Fasciola Hepatica in Huinco. Experimental Verification”. Revista Peruana De Biología 1 (2): 136-46. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v1i2.8415.