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Fasciola gigantica
Fasciola gigantica
is a parasitic
flatworm
of the
class
Trematoda
, which causes tropical
fascioliasis
. It is regarded as one of the most important single
platyhelminth
infections
of
ruminants
in
Asia
and
Africa
. Estimates of
infection
rates are as high as 80-100% in some countries. The infection is commonly called fasciolosis.
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