Diagnostic Findings [Last Modified: ]
Fasciolopsiasis
[Fasciolopsis buski]
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Microscopy

Fasciolopsis buski egg
A

A: Egg of Fasciolopsis buski.  These are practically indistinguishable from those of Fasciola hepatica.  The eggs are ellipsoidal, with a thin shell, and a usually small, indistinct operculum.  In this particular egg, the operculum is open.  Eggs range in size: 130 to 159 mm by 78 to 98 mm.  Image contributed by Georgia Division of Public Health.

Fasciolopsis buski adult

B

B: Adult fluke of Fasciolopsis buski.  The adult flukes range in size: 20 to 75 mm by 8 to 20 mm.  Image contributed by Georgia Division of Public Health.
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