Trematodiases

Trematodiases refers to a number of different trematode infections, many of which are spread by other animals. In 2015 the food born ones affected about 71 million people.^[1]

Food-borne trematodiases as listed by the WHO:
Others:
- Metagonimiasis
- Fasciolopsiasis
- Metorchiasis, caused by the Canadian liver fluke
- Dicrocoeliasis

References

↑ GBD 2015 Disease and Injury Incidence and Prevalence, Collaborators. (8 October 2016). "Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015.". Lancet (London, England). 388 (10053): 1545–1602. PMC 5055577 . PMID 27733282. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31678-6.

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