%0 Journal Article
%T Cross-sectional study of Fasciola gigantica and other trematode infections of cattle in Edu Local Government Area, Kwara State, north-central Nigeria
%A Abdulganiyu Ambali
%A Gerald C. Coles
%A Mark C. Eisler
%A Nusirat Elelu
%J Archive of "Parasites & Vectors".
%D 2016
%R 10.1186/s13071-016-1737-5
%X Trematode infections of livestock are of global veterinary and public health importance causing serious economic losses. Majority of data on burden of trematode infections in Nigeria are based on abattoir surveys and there are very few data on herd level risk factors. The present study investigated the prevalence of, and herd level risk factors for, fasciolosis and other trematode infections in cattle in Edu Local Government Area (LGA)
%K Trematodes
%K Fasciola
%K Paramphistomes
%K Dicrocoelium
%K Schistosoma
%K Nigeria
%K Kwara
%K Prevalence
%K Risk factors
%K FAMACHA£¿
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5002138/