Haplorchis taichui
| Haplorchis taichui | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes |
| Class: | Trematoda |
| Subclass: | Digenea |
| Order: | Opisthorchiida |
| Suborder: | Opisthorchiata |
| Superfamily: | Opisthorchioidea |
| Family: | Heterophyidae |
| Genus: | Haplorchis |
| Species: | H. taichui |
| Binomial name | |
| Haplorchis taichui (Nishigori, 1924) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Monorchotrema taichui Nishigori, 1924 | |
Haplorchis taichui is a species of intestinal fluke in the family Heterophyidae. It is a human parasite.
Distribution
This species occurs in: Taiwan, the Philippines,[2] Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Palestine, Iraque, Egypt, Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and South China.[1]
Life cycle
The first intermediate hosts of Heterophyes nocens include freshwater snails Melania obliquegranosa, Stenomelania juncea, and Melanoides tuberculata.[1]
The second intermediate host include freshwater fish: Cyclocheilichthys repasson, goldfish Carassius auratus, Cyprinus carpio, Gambusia affinis, Hampala dispar, Labiobarbus leptocheilus, Puntius binotatus, Puntius brevis, Puntius gonionotus, Javean barb, Barbodes palata, Pseudorasbora parva, Rhodeus ocellatus, Zacco platypus, Raiamas guttatus, Mystacoleucus marginatus, and Siamese mud carp Henicorhynchus siamensis.[1]
Natural definitive hosts are fish-eating animals: dogs, cats, birds, and humans.[1]
Effects on human health
Diagnosis and treatment
Oxyresveratrol, a stilbenoid found in extracts of Artocarpus lakoocha is effective against Haplorchis taichui.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Chai J.-Y., Shin E.-H., Lee S.-H. & Rim H.-J. (2009). "Foodborne Intestinal Flukes in Southeast Asia". The Korean Journal of Parasitology 47(Suppl): S69-S102. doi:10.3347/kjp.2009.47.S.S69.
- ↑ ABelizario Jr, VY; De Leon, WU; Bersabe, MJ; Baird, J. Kevin; Baird, JK; Bangs, MJ (2004). "A focus of human infection by Haplorchis taichui (Trematoda: Heterophyidae) in the southern Philippines". The Journal of Parasitology. 90 (5): 1165–9. PMID 15562620. doi:10.1645/GE-3304RN.
- ↑ Wongsawad, C; Wongsawad, P; Luangphai, P; Kumchoo, K (2005). "In vitro effects of aqueous extract from Artocarpus takoocha Roxb on tegumental surface of Haplorchis taichui" (PDF). The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health. 36 Suppl 4: 112–6. PMID 16438193.