Distribution of fasciolosis in Kansas, with results of experimental snail susceptibility studies

A total of 278 veterinarians throughout Kansas were sent mail-in survey forms asking specific questions relating to their experience with fasciolosis in their practice area. Replies were received from 178 (64%) veterinarians representing six practice types; one-third reported having seen cases of fa...

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Published in:Veterinary parasitology 1995-02, Vol.56 (4), p.281-291
Main Authors: McKown, R.D., Ridley, R.K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
CARACOLES DE TIERRA
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - parasitology
Epidemiology-Trematoda
ESCARGOT
Fasciola hepatica
FASCIOLASIS
Fasciolia hepatica
Fascioliasis - epidemiology
Fascioliasis - veterinary
FASCIOLOSE
FASCIOLOSIS
Fossaria spp
KANSAS
Kansas - epidemiology
Lymnaeidae
Male
PATHOGENESE
PATHOGENESIS
PATOGENESIS
Peromyscus - parasitology
Pseudosuccinea columella
SNAILS
Snails - parasitology
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:A total of 278 veterinarians throughout Kansas were sent mail-in survey forms asking specific questions relating to their experience with fasciolosis in their practice area. Replies were received from 178 (64%) veterinarians representing six practice types; one-third reported having seen cases of fasciolosis in their practice. The results of our survey indicate that the majority of the cattle diagnosed with liver fluke disease in Kansas are imported from other areas of the USA. However, in both central and southeastern regions of Kansas, some cattle that had never been out of the state were infected with Fasciola hepatica. Thus, these areas of Kansas should be considered endemic for liver fluke disease. Methods of diagnosis, types of operations, and improvements seen after treatment were also discussed. In order to ascertain the existence of one or more possible snail intermediate hosts within Kansas, five species of lymnaeid snails were collected from central and southeastern parts of the state and tested for their susceptibility to infection by Fasciola hepatica. The snails collected included Pseudosuccinea columella, Fossaria obrussa, Fossaria bulimoides, Fossaria parva and Fossaria dalli. Of these, Pseudosuccinea columella and Fossaria bulimoides proved susceptible to experimental infection by Fasciola hepatica. Metacercariae obtained from experimentally infected snails were used to infect both a weanling calf and wild mice, thereby completing the life cycle of the parasite. This report is the first to identify the existence of suitable snail intermediate hosts for Fasciola hepatica in Kansas.
ISSN:0304-4017
1873-2550
DOI:10.1016/0304-4017(94)00688-9