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−== ''Paramphistomum'' Species ==+
−*Paramphistomomes are rare in the UK, but can cause severe losses in ruminants in the wet tropics. +
−*The adult fluke is plump and cylindrical (unusual for a trematode) and attaches to the wall of the rumen without causing serious damage. +*The eggs are like those of ''Fasciola'', but are colourless. +
−*The intermediate hosts are water snails. +*These shed cercariae that form metacercariae on vegetation. +*Disease occurs if metacercariae are eaten in large numbers.
−*Enteritis and diarrhoea result when immature flukes migrate along the small intestine (where the metacercariae excyst) towards the rumen.
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+{{Taxobox
−|linkpage =Parasites
+|name = Paramphistomum
−|linktext =PARASITES
+|kingdom = Animalia
−|pagetype=Bugs
+|phylum = Platyhelminthes
−|sublink1=Trematodes
+|class = [[:Category:Trematodes|Trematoda]]
−|subtext1=TREMATODES
+|sub-class = Digenea
+|order =Echinostomida|sub-order =
+|super-family =
+|family = Paramphistomatidae
+|sub-family =
+|genus = Paramphistomum
+|species =
+}}
+==Introduction==
+[[Image:Paramphistomum cervi.jpg|right|150px|thumb|''Paramphistomum cervi'' - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]
+''Paramphistomum spp'' are of the family ''Paramphistomatidae''. ''Paramphistomomes'' are rare in the UK, but can cause severe losses in ruminants in the wet tropics
+The adult fluke is plump and cylindrical (unusual for a [[Trematodes|trematode]]). It attaches to the wall of the rumen without causing serious damage. The eggs are like those of [[Fasciola hepatica|''Fasciola'']], but are colourless, and have long filaments present at the poles.
+The intermediate hosts are water snails, and these shed '''cercariae''' which later form '''metacercariae''' on vegetation.
+Disease occurs if metacercariae are eaten in large numbers. [[Enteritis]] and [[diarrhoea]] result when immature flukes migrate along the small intestine, (where the metacercariae excyst) towards the rumen.
+Also see [[Trematodes - Overview]].
+{{Learning
+|flashcards = [[Trematodes_Flashcards|Trematodes Flashcards]]
+|literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?rowId=1&options1=AND&q1=Paramphistomum&occuring1=title&rowId=2&options2=AND&q2=&occuring2=freetext&rowId=3&options3=AND&q3=&occuring3=freetext&x=39&y=8&publishedstart=yyyy&publishedend=yyyy&calendarInput=yyyy-mm-dd&la=any&it=any&show=all ''Paramphistomum'' publication]
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−[[Image:Paramphistomum cervi.jpg|right|150px|thumb|''Paramphistomum cervi'' - Joaquim Castellà Veterinary Parasitology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona]]
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−[[Category:Trematodes]]
−[[Category:Expert_Review - Parasites]][[Category:Cattle Parasites]][[Category:Sheep Parasites]]
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