Ectopic Fasciola hepatica in lung of slaughtered cattle in the municipal abattoir of Cajamarca, Peru

• Autores: Torrel Pajares, Teófilo Severino, Díaz Vásquez, Katia, Rojas Moncada, Juan, Coronado León, José Fernando, Aguilar Guevara, Ceesar Nilthom, García Barjoveanu, Cristina Tatiana, Delgado Castro, Alfredo
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2020
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revista UNMSM - Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/18721
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/veterinaria/article/view/18721
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: ectopic Fasciola hepatica; fasciolosis; morphometric characterization; Fasciola hepatica ectópica; caracterización morfométrica

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.