General

 Family Troglotrematidae
 Adults live in the lung of carnivorous.
 Distribution : Japan, Korea, Thailand,
Taiwan, Tiongkok, Philippines.
 Intermediate host ; 1st : water snail
(Brotia, Semisulcospiradan), 2nd : crabs,
crayfish
 Morphology

 Adult worm is thick, fleshy

and oval with round
posterior end.
size : 7-12 x 4-6 x 3-5 mm

 Oral sucker ~ ventral sucker

 Morphology
 Vitelline gland distribute through the
whole body (but fewer in central part).
 Reproductive system consists of lobulated
ovary, and 2 lobulated testis.
 Morphology
 Eggs : golden brown,
oval, with operculum. The
egg shells are irreguler in
thickness.
 Size of egg : 80-118 x 48-
60 m
 Female produces 8000-
10.000 eggs per day.
 Paragonimus westermani
Life cycle
 Adult live in the lungs of defenitive host 
eggs in sputum or fecess
(unembryonated) fully embryonated in
water after 2-7 weeks  miracidium
 Miracidium find suitable snail as 1st IH
sporocyst  rediae  cercaria. (± 2
months)
 Life cycle
 Cercaria finding crabs or crayfish as 2nd IH
 metacercaria (± 6 weeks)
 Metacercaria  host  excyst in
duodenum  larvae penetrate intestinal
wall  abdominal cavity  pleural cavity
 lung tissue.
 In 6 weeks  adult  cyst formation by
host tissue.