Fasciola hepatica

Fasciola hepatica is also known as the common liver fluke or sheep liver fluke. It is a parasitic trematode which infects the livers of various mammals, including humans. It is one of the largest flukes of the world.

Characteristics
Shape and Size
Leaf-shaped, adult F. hepatica: 20 30 × 13 mm.
Genome Information
Fasciola hepatica Fhepatica_v1 whole genome shotgun sequencing method, DNA linear, Size 1,275.11 Mb, GC% 44.1, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/239
Food Source
ingestion of aquatic plants that contain the infectious cercariae.
Pathological Factor
Adult flukes of both species are localized in the bile ducts of the liver or gallbladder. Cathepsin L1, a major cysteine protease secreted by the parasite plays a
Disease
Fasciolosis
Symptoms
Fever, Abdominal pain, Gastrointestinal disturbances: loss of appetite, flatulence, nausea, diarrhea, Urticaria,
Affected Body Organs
liver, gall bladder

Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Platyhelminthes
Class Trematoda
Order Echinostomida
Family Fasciolidae
Genus Fasciola
Species F. hepatica