- Fasciola gigantica
Taxobox
name = "Fasciola hepatica"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Platyhelminthe s
classis =Trematoda
subclassis =Digenea
ordo =Echinostomida
familia =Fasciolidea
genus = "Fasciola "
species = "F. gigantica"
binomial = "Fasciola gigantica""Fasciola gigantica" is a parasitic
flatworm of the classTrematoda , which causes tropicalfascioliasis . It is regarded as one of the most important singleplatyhelminth infections ofruminants inAsia andAfrica . Estimates ofinfection rates are as high as 80-100% in some countries.The
parasite infects cattle and buffalo and can also be seen regionally in goats, sheep, and donkeys.
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