[The first finding of Paramphistomum daubneyi (Dinnik, 1962) in beef cattle in Algeria]

The first finding of the causative agent of paramphistomatosis of cattle in the coastal region of Algeria is described. As found on the basis of histological diagnosis, this causative agent is the species Paramphistomum daubneyi (Dinnik, 1962). Lymnaea truncatula was found to be present as a potential intermediate host at the localities where the cattle harbouring these trematodes were kept. It is suggested by the high intensity of invasion by the trematodes (up to 2204 specimens in one host) that the animals suffered from severe helminthosis in some cases. The finding of the causative agent of bovine paramphistomatosis in Algeria draws attention to the need of further investigation of trematodosis in the cattle kept in that country.