El presente estudio se realizó en el Camal Municipal de Cajamarca y en el Laboratorio de Parasitología Veterinaria de la Facultad de Ciencia Veterinarias de la Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca con el objetivo de evaluar frecuencia y caracterización morfométrica de la Fasciola hepática errática en pulmón; se trabajó con 2066 vacunos entre los meses de Julio y Agosto del 2018; en el momento de la evisceración se revisaron los pulmones que presentaron lesiones (focos de coágulos, nodulos pulmonares, encapsulados y fibrosados) para determinar la presencia o ausencia de Fasciola hepática errática encontrándose en los resultados 76 animales positivos y una frecuencia de 3,67±0,8 %. Con respecto al estudio morfométrico se determinó que los parásitos tienen un promedio de 10,36±3,44 mm de largo x 4,31 ±0,97 de ancho, tienen una forma foliácea, color rosado pálido a gris -ma...

The aim of this study was the evaluate the frequency and morphometric characterization of ectopic Fasciola hepatica in the lung. For this, 2066 lungs of cattle were evaluated in the municipal abattoir of Cajamarca, Peru, between July and August 2018. The lungs presenting macroscopic lesions were reviewed to determine the presence or absence of ectopic Fasciola hepatica. The frequency of erratic pulmonary fasciolosis was 3.68 ± 0.8%. Morphometrically, the ectopic Fasciola hepatica maintains a foliaceous shape, with pale pinkish to grey-brown coloration, measuring 10.36 ± 3.44 mm long and 4.31 ± 0.97 mm wide, and without evidence of oviposition.

The aim of this study was the evaluate the frequency and morphometric characterization of ectopic Fasciola hepatica in the lung. For this, 2066 lungs of cattle were evaluated in the municipal abattoir of Cajamarca, Peru, between July and August 2018. The lungs presenting macroscopic lesions were reviewed to determine the presence or absence of ectopic Fasciola hepatica. The frequency of erratic pulmonary fasciolosis was 3.68 ± 0.8%. Morphometrically, the ectopic Fasciola hepatica maintains a foliaceous shape, with pale pinkish to grey-brown coloration, measuring 10.36 ± 3.44 mm long and 4.31 ± 0.97 mm wide, and without evidence of oviposition.