a genus of motile gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria that includes species causing typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, and some forms of gastroenteritis. Salmonella species are widely distributed in animals, frequently producing disease that can be transmitted to humans.
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Fascioliasis is an infectious disease caused by Fasciola parasites, which are flat worms referred to as liver flukes. The adult (mature) flukes are found in the bile ducts and liver of infected people and animals, such as sheep and cattle. In general, fascioliasis is more common in livestock and other animals than in people. Two Fasciola species (types) infect people. The main species is Fasciola hepatica, which is also known as the common liver fluke and the sheep liver fluke.. A related species, Fasciola gigantica, also can infect people.