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