Parasites - Fascioliasis (Fasciola Infection)

Above Images: Left: Fasciola hepatica egg in an unstained wet mount (400x magnification). F. hepatica eggs are broadly ellipsoidal, operculated, and measure 130–150 μm by 60–90 µm. Center: Adult Fasciola hepatica fluke stained with carmine (30mm x 13mm). Right: Fossaria bulamoides, a snail host for F. hepatica in the western United States.
(Credit: DPDx; Conchology, Inc., Mactan Island, Philippines).
Page last reviewed: November 30, 2020
Content source: Global Health, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria