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Fasciolopsis buski |
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Fasciolopsis buski [fas′ē·əlop′sis bus′kē] a species of large fluke that is an important intestinal parasite endemic in Asia and the tropics. In the United States and other countries, it is occasionally found in imported food products such as water chestnuts and other vegetation contaminated with infective metacercariae. See also fasciolopsiasis. Fasciolopsis a genus of trematodes of the family Fasciolidae. Fasciolopsis buski the largest of the intestinal flukes; found in the small intestines of humans and pigs throughout Asia. Causes fasciolopsiasis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Southwestern Cameroon, China, Ecuador, eastern Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines, Republic of Korea ** Intestinal Fasciolopsis buski Bangladesh, China, India, flukes Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand ([double dagger] [double dagger]) Echinostoma spp. |
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