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Fasciolopsis (/ ˌ f æ s i oʊ ˈ l ɒ p s ɪ s, f ə ˌ s aɪ-/ [1] [2]) is a genus of trematodes. They are also known as giant intestinal flukes. Only one species is recognised: Fasciolopsis buski. It is a notable parasite of medical importance in humans and veterinary importance in pigs. It is prevalent in Southern and Eastern Asia.
Distribution of Fasciolopsis buski. F. buski is endemic in Asia including China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and India. It has an up to 60% prevalence in worst-affected communities in southern and eastern India and mainland China and has an estimated 10 million human infections. Infections occur most often in school-aged ...
[32] [45] Furthermore, eggs of F. hepatica, F. gigantica and Fasciolopsis buski are morphologically indistinguishable. [45] Therefore, immunological methods such as ELISA and enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot, also called Western blot, are the most important methods in the diagnosis of F. hepatica infection.
Intestinal flukes infect the gastrointestinal tract and can be caused by the species such as Fasciolopsis buski, Echinostoma, Metagonimus, Heterophyes, and Gastrodiscoides. [12] [5] Lung flukes, mainly the genus, Paragonimus, infect the lungs of organisms, causing infections that can last for up to 20 years in humans.
Fasciolidae is a family of trematodes and includes several parasites involved in the veterinary and medical sciences, which cause the disease Fasciolosis.Fasciolidae is divided into five genera by Olson et al. 2003.
Many of the waters where water spinach grows are fed by domestic or other waste. Pigs in southeast Asia are a natural reservoir for the parasite Fasciolopsis buski. Infections in the Mekong regions resulted from feeding on water spinach. Infections of F. buski in humans through water spinach can be
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Fasciola pass through five phases in their life cycle: egg, miracidium, cercaria, metacercaria, and adult fluke. [2] The eggs are passed in the feces of mammalian hosts and, if they enter freshwater, the eggs hatch into miracidia.