Molecular identification of Fasciola species based on ribosomal and mitochondrial DNA sequences in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
N.S. Alkahtani,
M. Almutairi,
A. Aljasham
et al.
Abstract:Fasciola species are the causative agents of liver fluke disease (fasciolosis) which is primarily found in domestic and wild ruminants but also are causal agents of fascioliasis in humans. Few reports for the genotyping of Fasciola species in Saudi Arabia were available. This study aimed to identify the Fasciola species infecting sheep using morphology and molecular tools. For that, livers of 500 imported sheep were slaughtered at abattoirs located in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), and parasite species were isolated f… Show more
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