TREMATODES

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Clonorchis sinensis adult

Common name: CHINESE LIVER FLUKE

Site in host: BILE DUCT
MOT: INGESTION OF METACERCARIA OF THE PARASITE PRESENT IN RAW FISH
Portal of entry: MOUTH
Source of infection: FRESH WATER FISH
Lab diagnosis: EGGS IN STOOL
Clonorchis sinensis adult
Clonorchis sinensis ova

Operculate embryonated ovum

Fasciola ova
 Fasciola hepatica SHEEP LIVER FLUKE
Ovum: OPERCULATED NON EMBRYONATED OVUM
 Schistostoma japonicum female and
male in copula

Common name: ORIENTAL BLOOD FLUKE

Site in host: VEINS OF SI
Portal of entry: SKIN
Source of infection, intermediate host or vector:

CERCARIA IN FRESH WATER FROM

SNAIL
ONCOMELIA SNAILS (intermediate
host)
Laboratory diagnosis: EGGS IN STOOL,
LIVER BIOPSY

Basis for identification: LARGE

SUCKER CAPPING ANT. END
 Schistostoma japonicum female

BASIS FOR IDENTIFICATION: OVARY AT THE CENTER

Schistostoma japonicum male

Basis for identification:

Skin smooth
Schistostoma japonicum miracidium

Miracidia infect the snail intermediate host

Schistostoma japonicum ovum

Basis for identification:

LATERAL KNOB
Schistostoma mansoni ovum

Common name: INTESTINAL BLOOD FLUKE

Basis for identification: LAT. SPINE
COPT
CIRCUMOVAL PRECIPITIN TEST
Demonstrates the formation of bleb or septate
precipitates attached to one or more points on the egg
surface after incubation of schistostoma eggs in pxs
serum.
S. Japonicum of rabbits
Trapa bicornis
2nd IH of Fasciolopsis buski
oncomelania hupensis quadrasi
IH- Schistosoma
Pila luzonica
1st IH Echinostoma ilocanum
Clonorchis sinensis ova
Fasciola adult
brotia asperata
2ND IH Paragonimus estermani
S. Japonicum miracidium
P. Westermani ova
Fasciola Ova
S. Japonicum Ova
Schistosoma hematobium- ova
S. Mansoni -Ova
sundathelphusa philippina
2nd IH- P. Westermani
P. westermani lung section.
Japonicum male
Japonicum cercaria