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Abstract
Epidemiological studies were applied, in this work
fnr the detection of fascioliasis in man and domestic
animals at Sharkia Governorate.
EXPERIMENT I
A total of 1086 patients that were attending various
tropical medical clinics at Sharkia Governorate were
examined.
The occurrence of human fascioliasis was 15
cases with a percentage of 1.38.
Patients have been divided into two m3in groups:
Grou p (1) : Constituted 836 patients that were investi-
gated using stool analysis.
Sera were separated from
patient’s blood that proved to have Fasciola eggs in their
stool to be diagnosed serologically.
8 patients
were shedding Fasciola eggs in their stool and were
positive serologically against F. gigantica adult worm
antigen using counterimmunoelectro~horesis test (C.I.E.P).
Group (2): Cbnstituted 250 patients that were investi-
gated by stool analysis and’serodiagnosis.
3 patients
were shedding Fasciola eggs in their stool and were
also carrying the specific antibodies against Fasciola
gigantica adult worm antigen in their sera.
Another
4 patients were carrying specific antibodies against
F. gigantica antigen and were not shedding F. eggs in their