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Pharm D- Clinical Pharmacy Program Third Level Parasitology and virology (PM503)
Definitive host - Dog, cat and man.
Intermediate host - The snail Pirenella conica
Infective stage - Encysted metacercaria
Mode of transmission - Ingestion of raw fish containing
encysted metacercaria
Site of localization - Small intestine
Laboratory diagnosis:
Microscopic examination: for demonstration of egg containing miracidia or the
adult worm in stool specimen.
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