Akinaw Wagari
Bovine fasciolosis is a �?�?r�?Ɛŝ�?c disease of c�?Ʃů�? caused by trematodes usually Fasciola ŐŝŐ�?n�?c�?�?n�? Fasciola �?�?�?�?�?c�? in the tropics. The members of this genus are commonly known as liver �?ƵŬ�?Ɛ�? The life cycle of these trematodes involves snail as an intermediate host (IH). The disease is found in vast water lodged and marshy grazing Į�?ů�? cŽn�?ŝ�?Žn �?n�?cŝ�?�?�?�?�? to be ideal for the �?rŽ�?�?Ő�?�?Žn and maintenance of high prevalence of fasciolosis. This disease is widely distributed in areas where c�?Ʃů�? are raised and there is a niche for Lymnaeid snail. The disease is usually characterized by a chronic, ƐŽm�?�?m�?Ɛ acute or sub-acute ŝn�?�?mm�?�?Žn of the liver and bile ducts, accompanied by sub-mandibular oedema, anaemia, anorexia, general ŝn�?Žxŝc�?�?Žn and death. It is an important ůŝmŝ�?nŐ factor for bovine �?rŽ�?Ƶc�?Žn�? It causes several economic losses. The losses may be direct or indirect. The �?ƵŬ�?Ɛ cause severe liver damage and result in total cŽn�?�?mn�?�?Žn of liver. Diagnosis of bovine fasciolosis is based on clinical sign, grazing history, seasonal occurrence, �?x�?mŝn�?�?Žn of faces by laboratory tests and post-mortem �?x�?mŝn�?�?Žn�? In c�?Ʃů�?�? chronic form of the disease is more common and drugs like rafoxanide and nitroxynil other than triclabendazole are more �?ī�?c�?v�?�? The disease can be controlled by reducing the �?Ž�?Ƶů�?�?Žn of the intermediate host or by using �?n�?�?�?ůmŝn�?cƐ�?
