Dicrocoelium dendriticum (Rudolphi, 1819) and Dicrocoelium hospes (Looss, 1907) are recognised to affect the liver of domestic and wild ruminants. A third species, Dicrocoelium orientalis which was described from musk deer in the Baikal region of the former Soviet Union and re-named to Dicrocoelium chinensis (Sudarikov and Ryjikov, 1951) Tang and Tang, 1978 was isolated from other species of de...

This study dealt with the morphological and molecular identification of Dicrocoelium flukes obtained from Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus) and sika deer (Cervus nippon centralis) in the twelve districts of Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Dicrocoelium dendriticum and D. chinensis were exclusively detected in the western, and coastal and eastern areas of Iwate Prefecture, respectively. This geograph...

during a longitudinal health survey carried out in 42 villages in gonbad kavus, stool examinations have been conducted among 1240 persons. infection with dicrocoelium dendriticum has been observed among 7 persons. two patients were found from each of 3 villages and only one patient was found in one village. eosinophylia with a range of 20-25% was the only clinical symptom of the disease.

Figure 2. A hatching Dicrocoelium dendriticum miracidium from the patient's stool sample (original magnification, ϫ20). Figure 1. A Dicrocoelium dendriticum egg. The dark brownish egg is thick-walled and relatively small when compared with other helminthic eggs found in human feces (size, 40 mm ϫ 20 mm). A not-very-prominent operculum is marked by arrows (original magnification, ϫ20). Diagnosis...

Infection with Dicrocoelium dendriticum in humans is rarely reported in the medical literature. This liver fluke, which commonly infects ruminants, has a complex life cycle with two intermediate hosts--the land snail and the ant. True human infection occurs by ingestion of the second intermediate host, but spurious infections have occurred after consumption of undercooked animal liver. The pres...

Infection with Dicrocoelium dendriticum in humans is seldom to be reported in Egypt. This liver fluke, which commonly infects ruminants, has a complex life cycle with two intermediate hosts; the land snail and the ant. Human infection occurs by accidental ingestion of the second intermediate host. The present reported a patient suffered from recurrent acute chole-cystitis with chronic urinary s...

In the present study we report the presence of acetylcholinesterase activity and gamma-aminobutyric acid binding sites in crude extracts of Dicrocoelium dendriticum. This indirectly demonstrates the presence of acetylcholine and GABA. The presence of these neurotransmitters could indicate the existence of two systems implicated in the neurotransmission of the Digenea.