Digestive tract trematodiases caused by members of the Heterophyidae

Abstract

The paper summarizes information on the etiology, life cycles, epidemiology, pathogenesis, pathomorphology, clinical manifestations, diagnostics, etiotropic therapy and prevention of digestive tract trematodiases caused by representatives of the Heterophyidaefamily: metagonimiasis, heterophyiasis, haplorchiasis, pygidiopsiasis, heterophyopsiasis, stellantchasmiasis, centrocestiasis, stictodoriasis, proceroviasis, acanthotremiasis, apophalliasis, ascocotyliasis, cryptocotyliasis.

Keywords

• trematodiasis
• intestinal fluke
• metagonimiasis
• heterophyiasis
• haplorchiasis
• pygidiopsiasis
• heterophyopsiasis
• stellantchasmiasis
• centrocestiasis
• stictodoriasis
• proceroviasis
• acanthotremiasis
• apophalliasis
• ascocotyliasis
• cryptocotyliasis