Fasciola Hepatica

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

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

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 sample Duodenal Aspirate Biliary Aspirate

Treatments: Chemotherapy Carbon tetrachloride Hexachlorethane Other drugs

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