Species of fluke
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Haplorchis taichui is a species of intestinal fluke in the family Heterophyidae. It is a human parasite.
Distribution.
This species occurs in: Taiwan, the Philippines, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Palestine, Iraq, Egypt, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and South China.
Life cycle.
The first intermediate hosts of "Heterophyes nocens" include freshwater snails "Melania obliquegranosa", "Stenomelania juncea", and "Melanoides tuberculata".
The second intermediate host include freshwater fish: "Cyclocheilichthys repasson", goldfish "Carassius auratus", "Cyprinus carpio", "Gambusia affinis", "Hampala dispar", "Labiobarbus leptocheilus", "Puntius binotatus", "Puntius brevis", "Puntius gonionotus", Javean barb, "Barbodes palata", "Pseudorasbora parva", "Rhodeus ocellatus", "Zacco platypus", "Raiamas guttatus", "Mystacoleucus marginatus", and Siamese mud carp "Henicorhynchus siamensis".
Natural definitive hosts are fish-eating animals: dogs, cats, birds, and humans.
Effects on human health.
Diagnosis and treatment.
Oxyresveratrol, a stilbenoid found in extracts of "Artocarpus lakoocha" is effective against "Haplorchis taichui".
References.
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