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| − | The adult fluke is plump and cylindrical (unusual for a | + | == ''Paramphistomum'' Species == |
| − | + | *Paramphistomomes are rare in the UK, but can cause severe losses in ruminants in the wet tropics. | |
| − | The intermediate hosts are water snails | + | *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. | |
| − | Disease occurs if metacercariae are eaten in large numbers. | + | *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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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.