Austin Keys

 Phylum: Platyhelminthes  Class: Trematoda  Order: Plagiorchiida  Family: Dicrocoeliidae  Genus: Dicrocoelium  Species: Dicrocoelium dendriticum  Common Name: Lancet Liver Fluke or just Lancet Fluke

 6-10mm long  mm wide  Adults are Hermaphroditic D. dendriticum egg

 Europe  Asia  Africa  Middle East  North America  South America  Northern Africa  Australia -Like fields with dry, chalky and alkaline soils

 Mainly Cows, Sheep, Goats, Rabbits, and other grazing mammals  Rare in Humans and other mammals due to its life cycle  There are no known Vectors

1 st :Land Snail 2 nd: Ant

Dicrocoeliasis - Infects the bile duct  Most infections are light and usually show no signs of the disease  In heavy infections Liver abscesses Puss filled area in the liver General digestive disturbances Bloating and diarrhea Upper abdominal pain

 Humans  Identify eggs in poop or duodenal fluid by using a microscope  Animals  Examination of the poop  Examination of the liver after death

 Praziquantel  Triclabendazole  Mirazid  Niclosamide (not available in the US)

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