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Fasciola Hepatica
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: PlatyhelminthesClass: TrematodaSubclass: DigeneaOrder: EchinostomidaSuborder: EchinostomataFamily: FasciolidaeGenus: FasciolaSpecies: F. hepatica
Definition:
Flatworms parasitic in liver and bile ducts of all domestic mammals and humans
Flatworms also called FlukeLeaf shaped like: Length of 30 mm and width of 13mm.Diseases caused by the fluke is called
fascioliasis
Hosts:
Definitive host: All domestic and wild ruminants
Intermediate host: Snail
Location where found:
Europe Northern Africa Cuba South America and other countries (Freshwater and grass)
Fasclouisis Hepatic Cycle:
Internal Organization:
F. hepatica under the microspore:
Healthy and infected liver:
Diagnosis:
Stool sampleDuodenal AspirateBiliary Aspirate
Treatments:
ChemotherapyCarbon tetrachlorideHexachlorethaneOther drugs
Preventions:
Three ways to prevent the disease:
Snail controlTreatment of infected cattleImmediate reaction of management
through predicting out breaks of disease
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