Agent: Dicrocoelium Dendriticum Synonyms: Lancet fluke, small
liver fluke Dicrocoeliasis is a parasitic disease caused by the
small liver fluke, D. dendriticum. It is a widespread problem
worldwide in grazing livestock, and it is sometimes (although
rarely) found in humans as well. However, because of its unusual
method of transmission, human dicrocoeliasis remains a
relatively rare occurrence unless one engages in riskier
activities such as eating raw or undercooked liver. Cases of
human dicrocoeliasis have been reported throughout eastern and
western Europe, Africa, Australia, India, and Saudi Arabia.