Fasciola hepatica

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fasciola_hepatica
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:liver_fluke
gptkb:parasitic_flatworm
gptkb:trematode
gptkbp:causesDisease gptkb:fascioliasis
gptkbp:class gptkb:Trematoda
gptkbp:commonName common liver fluke
gptkbp:definitiveHost mammals
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:describedYear 1758
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:economicImportance livestock losses
gptkbp:family gptkb:Fasciolidae
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Fasciola
gptkbp:infects gptkb:livestock
humans
gptkbp:intermediateHost gptkb:freshwater_snail
gptkbp:length up to 30 mm
gptkbp:lifeCycle cercaria
metacercaria
miracidium
redia
sporocyst
gptkbp:morphologicalType leaf-shaped
gptkbp:order gptkb:Plagiorchiida
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Platyhelminthes
gptkbp:synonym gptkb:Distoma_hepaticum
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:transmissionRoute ingestion of contaminated water plants
gptkbp:treatment gptkb:triclabendazole
gptkbp:width up to 13 mm
gptkbp:zoonotic true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Trematoda
gptkb:foodborne_trematodiases
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fasciola hepatica