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Metagonimus takahashii
Species of fluke From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Metagonimus takahashii is a species of a trematode, or fluke worm, in the family Heterophyidae.
It is a human parasite causing metagonimiasis.
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Distribution
This species occurs in Japan and Korea.[2]
Life cycle
The first intermediate hosts of Metagonimus takahashii include freshwater snails Semisulcospira coreana[2][3] and Koreanomelania nodifila.[2][3]
The second intermediate host include freshwater fish: crucian carp Carassius carassius, common carp Cyprinus carpio, and Tribolodon brandtii.[2]
Natural definitive hosts are humans.[2][4] Experimental definitive hosts are: mice, and dogs.[2][4]
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