Pancreatic gel

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Pancreatic gel
Systematics
Subclass : Digenea
Order : Opisthorchiida
Subordination : Opisthorchiata
Family : Heterophyidae
Genre : Eurytrema
Type : Pancreatic gel
Scientific name
Eurytrema pancreaticum
( Janson , 1889)

The pancreatic fluke ( Eurytrema pancreaticum ) is a parasitic occurring fluke in the duct system of the pancreas of pigs , cattle , camels , and monkeys . It occurs in East Asia (China, Japan, Korea) and South America. Lung snails serve as the first intermediate host , and grasshoppers as the second . The pancreatic gel is 8-12 × 5-8 mm in size.

Humans are very rarely attacked ( chance host ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna et al .: Textbook of Parasitology for Veterinary Medicine . Georg Thieme Verlag, 3rd edition 2012, ISBN 9783830412052 , p. 175.

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