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Brief report first report of the in vitro ovicidal activity of camel milk and its fractions on zoonotic-liver fluke (Fasciola gigantica) eggs

Veterinary Research Communications • 2023
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Authors Dina A.B. Awad, Amany S. Eldiarby, Mona Abdallah, Ahmed Hamad, Samah M. Abdel Gawad
Keywords Not Available
Journal Veterinary Research Communications
Publisher Springer
Volume 43
Issue 3
Pages Not Available
publication.type International
Paper Link Open Link
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Abstract
Fasciola gigantica is one of the worldwide parasites that cause livestock and human illnesses. Chemotherapy is now the primary therapeutic option for its treatment. Drug abuse has led to the emergence of drug-resistant strains. As a result, there is an urgent need to discover natural and efficient anthelmintics against Fasciola spp. The study aims to evaluate the ovicidal activities of camel milk and its fractions on F. gigantica eggs. In the in vitro assay of F. gigantica eggs were submitted to different concentrations (0.5% and 1%) of camel milk fractions; Camel Milk Whey (CMW), Camel Milk Casein (CMC), and Skimmed Camel Milk (SCM) as well as a positive control (PC) of Nitroxynil (100 mg/ml) and a negative control (NC) with physiological saline. The Egg Hatching Assay (EHA) results showed that camel milk fractions exhibited ovicidal activity, especially CMW, and CMC, which showed 97.58 ± 0.58 and 96.9 ±