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Fasciola Hepatica

Fasciola Hepatica. Taxonomy:. Kingdom : Animalia Phylum: Platyhelminthes Class: Trematoda Subclass: Digenea Order: Echinostomida Suborder: Echinostomata Family: Fasciolidae Genus : Fasciola Species : F. hepatica. Definition:.

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Fasciola Hepatica

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  1. Fasciola Hepatica

  2. Taxonomy: • Kingdom: Animalia • Phylum: Platyhelminthes • Class: Trematoda • Subclass: Digenea • Order: Echinostomida • Suborder: Echinostomata • Family: Fasciolidae • Genus: Fasciola • Species: F. hepatica

  3. Definition: • Flatworms parasitic in liver and bile ducts of all domestic mammals and humans • Flatworms also called Fluke • Leaf shaped like: • Length of 30 mm and width of 13mm. • Diseases caused by the fluke is called fascioliasis

  4. Hosts: • Definitive host: All domestic and wild ruminants  • Intermediate host: Snail

  5. Location where found: •  Europe • Northern Africa • Cuba • South America • and other countries • (Freshwater and grass)

  6. Fasclouisis Hepatic Cycle:

  7. Internal Organization:

  8. F. hepatica under the microspore:

  9. Healthy and infected liver:

  10. Diagnosis: • Stool sample • Duodenal Aspirate • Biliary Aspirate

  11. Treatments: • Chemotherapy • Carbon tetrachloride • Hexachlorethane • Other drugs

  12. Preventions: Three ways to prevent the disease: • Snail control • Treatment of infected cattle • Immediate reaction of management through predicting out breaks of disease

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