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Table 3.

Immunoprotection against fasciolosis using live attenuated metacercariae (MC)

Parasite	Host	Immunogen	Radiation dose (GY)^a %	Protection/findings (%)	References
F. hepatica	Sheep	1000 irradiated MC		82	Kendall et al. (1978)
F. hepatica	Sheep	Gamma irradiated MC	30	71	Nansen (1975)
F. gigantica	Cattle	1000 irradiated MC	300	100	Bitakaramire (1973)
	Cattle	200/2000 MC	200	83	Haroun et al. (1988)
	Sheep	6 doses of 100 MC	30	64	Dargie et al. (1974)
	Sheep	6 doses of 100 MC	30	Significant protection	Haroun et al. (1988)
	Goat	Double or triple dose of 400 MC at 15 days	35	83–86	Yadav and Gupta (1989)

^aGY-Absorbed dose of radiation, 10 GY = 1 sm k rads