Dicrocoeliosis is a rare food-borne parasitic zoonosis caused by Dicrocoelium dendriticum, commonly known as the Lancet liver fluke. Human infection occurs by accidental ingestion of the second intermediate host.
Category
Parasitic infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Parasitic diseases
Helminthiases
Diseases due to trematodes
1F81 Dicrocoeliasis
H02409 Dicrocoeliasis
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Parasitic infections (animals)
Infections caused by nematodes
H02409 Dicrocoeliasis
Pathogen
Dicrocoelium dendriticum
Comment
Dicrocoelium dendriticum has a complex life cycle with two intermediate hosts: the land snail of the Helicella, Theba and Zebrina genera and ant mainly of the genus Formica.
