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VALDERRAMA-POME, A.. Fascioliasis, an emerging zoonosis in Peru and the world: factors associated with infection in school-age children. Rev. Med. Vet. Zoot. [online]. 2023, vol.70, n.1, pp.85-110.  Epub 04-Nov-2024. ISSN 0120-2952.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rfmvz.v70n1.102384.

The trematode Fasciola hepática generates the zoonotic parasitosis known as fascioliasis, which especially afflicts school-age children from rural populations where agriculture is practiced. The objective of the review was to show the reality of fascioliasis in Peru compared to the rest of the world and its associated factors. A bibliometric, descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out, compiling publications up to the year 2021; such as original articles, short communications and case reports, using the combination of keywords and Boolean operators used in the Scopus, Science Direct, Web of Knowledge, Proquest and Scielo databases as an internet research strategy, as well as thesis of university repositories. It was found that the countries with the highest prevalence are Peru, Bolivia, Cambodia and Venezuela. The prevalence of fascioliasis in school-age children in Peru is greater than 15% and increases with altitude in endemic areas. The average prevalence in sheep is hyperendemic and in cattle and goats mesoendemic. In addition, possible factors associated with fascioliasis are the age and gender of the children, as well as the characteristics of your home; ingestion of raw vegetables and drinks; coexistence with pets, coinfection with intestinal parasites, some clinical signs and nutritional status. In conclusion, fascioliasis is a worldwide distribution parasitosis that still presents diagnostic problems, because the symptoms are due to the phase that the infection goes through and similar conditions presented by other conditions.

Palavras-chave : fascioliasis; prevalence; risk factors; child.

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