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''A. perforliata’s'' site of predilection is usually the ileo-caecal junction whereas ''A. magna'' and ''A. mammilana'' favour attachment in the small intestine, and in the case of ''A. mammilana'' occasionally the stomach. This parasite is prevalent worldwide and can be found in any demographic group. It was once thought to be of low clinical significance but it is now understood that an infection can be implicated in the development severe gastrointestinal disruptions including intussusception.
''A. perforliata’s'' site of predilection is usually the ileo-caecal junction whereas ''A. magna'' and ''A. mammilana'' favour attachment in the small intestine, and in the case of ''A. mammilana'' occasionally the stomach. This parasite is prevalent worldwide and can be found in any demographic group. It was once thought to be of low clinical significance but it is now understood that an infection can be implicated in the development severe gastrointestinal disruptions including intussusception.
===Lifecycle===
The tapeworm has a relatively long lifecycle, involving an intermediate host and taking approximately 2-3 (but maybe as long as 6 months) to complete. Grazing animals ingest oribatid mites infected with cysticercoid (larval stage) which are released once inside the digestive tract. The cysticercoid develops into a mature adult worm inside the host. The strobila of the mature worm is composed of proglottids in which eggs are formed, the gravid proglottids separate from the main body and are excreted out in the faeces. Eggs are eaten by free living oribatid mites within which they develop into cysticercoids and the lifecycle continues.
==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==