Biochemical and Histopathological Changes Associated with Fasciola spp. in Slaughtered Buffaloes at Al-Muthanna Province, Iraq
Hussein Jabar Jasim1*, Amer Murhum Al-Amery2
1College of Veterinary Medicine, Al-Muthanna University, Iraq; 2College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq.
*Correspondence | Hussein Jabar Jasim, College of Veterinary Medicine, Al-Muthanna University, Iraq; Email: husseinjasem2014@gmail.com
Figure 1:
Gross examination of infected liver with Fasciolosis showed cirrhosis and paleness of the liver and enlargement of bile ducts.
Figure 2:
Gross examination of infected liver with Fasciolosis showed congestion with multiples abscesses formation on the hepatic capsule.
Figure 3:
Gross examination of infected liver with Fasciolosis showed Calcified of the bile ducts and fibrinous exudates.
Figure 4:
Gross examination of infected gallbladder with Fasciolosis showed congested and dilated full of density matter of bile juice.
Figure 5:
Histopathological section of liver showing; A: destruction of liver tissue; B: thickening of bile duct; C: fibrosis proliferation in the portal area; D: coagulative necrosis of liver cell; E: parasitic tract formed from destructed hepatocytes intermixed with infiltrated inflammatory cell (H & E stain. X10).
Figure 6:
Histopathological section of liver showing; A: fatty change; B: coagulative necrosis; C: hemorrhage; D: fibrous connective tissue capsule; E: Kupffer cells (H & E stain. X20).
Figure 7:
Histopathological section of liver showing; A: dilated sinusoids; B: coagulative necrosis of hepatocytes; C: fibrosis of portal area; D: migratory tract with inflammatory cell infiltration. (H & E stain. X20).
Figure 8:
Histopathological section of liver showing, A: hypertrophy of hepatocytes; B: fibrosis of portal area with infiltration inflammatory cells; C: kupffer cells (H & E stain. X20).
Figure 9:
Histopathological section of liver showing A: hyperplasia of bile duct which proliferation of the epithelial lining as gland, B: fibrosis of portal area with infiltration inflammatory cells, C: hemosiderin (Yellowish brown materials accumulated among hepatocytes in bile canaliculi, D: kuffper cells (H & E stain. X20).
Figure 10:
Histopathological section of gallbladder showing A: necrotic tissue; B: destruction of glands; C: fibrosis of mucosa; D: aggregation of lymphocytes cells and E: hemorrhage (H & E stain. X10).