الفهرس 
Life Cycle Of Fasciola giganticaOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Fascioliasis is one of the most serious parasitic infestations of livestock in Egypt, it is caused by Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica and has a worldwide distribution but the former predominates in temperate zone while the latter is found in most continents primarily in tropical regions including Egypt. from historical overview eggs of Fasciola hepatica had been found in mummies, showing that human infection was occurring at least as early as Pharaonic times. Indeed, F. hepatica was the first trematode fluke to be reported. It was first discovered, however, not in humans, but in sheep where it causes a more obvious burden. A French man, Jehan de Brie, made the earliest references to F. hepatica and accurately recognized the source of infection in his 1379 publication, Le Bon Berger (The Good Shepherd).