MeSH definition : A genus of trematode liver flukes of the family Fasciolidae. Two species of this genus
are F. hepatica and F. gigantica. The parasites are found in the liver and gallbladder
and associated ducts in mammals and occasionally man. F. gigantica occurs rarely in
man.;
MeSH synonym : fasciolas;
MeSH annotation : infection FASCIOLIASIS; for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for antibodies,
coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH;
A genus of trematode liver flukes of the family Fasciolidae. Two species of this genus
are F. hepatica and F. gigantica. The parasites are found in the liver and gallbladder
and associated ducts in mammals and occasionally man. F. gigantica occurs rarely in
man.