ORGANISM 11--Heterophyes heterophyes
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
COMMON NAME: Small intestinal fluke.
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Egypt, (same as M. yokogawai) Palestine, Far
East.
HABITAT: Small intestines.
INTERMEDIATE HOST
FIRST: Snail.
SECOND: Fish.
RESERVOIR HOST: Piscivores and birds.
INFECTIVE FORM: Metacercaria.
MODE OF INFECTION: Ingestion.
SPECIMEN OF CHOICE: Feces.
Figure 3-30. Life cycle of Heterophyes heterophyes.
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