Metagonimiasis – Intestinal Fluke

Common Name of OrganismLatin NameBody Parts AffectedDiagnosis TypeWhere FoundSource of Parasite
Metagonimiasis – intestinal flukeMetagonimus yokogawaiSmall intestineStoolSiberia, Manchuria, Balkan states, Israel, SpainIngestion of undercooked or salted fish

Dormancy Period: Up to 14 days.

Flukes attach to the wall of the small intestine, but are often asymptomatic unless in large numbers. Infection can occur from eating a single infected fish source. The incubation period is around 14 days and infestation may persist for more than one year. In acute metagonimiasis, clinical manifestations are developed only 5–7 days after infection. 

Transmission requires two intermediate hosts, the first of which is snails, most commonly of species Semisucospira libertina, Semiculcospira coreana, and Thiara granifera.

Infection is acquired through the secondary intermediate host, fish, that have not been thoroughly cooked. Metacercariae encyst under the scales or in the flesh of fish from fresh or brackish water. Sweetfish (Pecoglossus altevelis) is one of the most common fish species infected, but others include the golden carp (Carassius auratus), common carp (Cyprinus carpio), Zacco temminckii, Protimus steindachneri, Acheilognathus lancedata, and Pseudorashora parva.

Definitive hosts include humans and various fish-eating mammals, primarily dogs, cats, and pigs. Fish-eating birds may also be infected with metagonimiasis.

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Therapure Remedies: CP PAR-D, CP PAR-M, CP W, CP 1-5, CP BVC, Neem Soap.

Jamu Jo: JJ 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15.

IV Therapy: Glutathione, DMSO, CP ID, CP IN, CP IZ, CP IS, Lysine, Magnesium, NAC, Vitamin B Complex, Vitamin D, Zinc.

Conventional Remedies: Praziquantel, Tetrachloroethylene, mebendazole, pirantel pamoat, ivermectin