Echinostoma revolutum

Echinostoma revolutum is a trematode parasite of which the adults can infect birds and mammals, including humans.

[1] Infection of Echinostoma revolutum usually results from ingestion of raw snails or frogs that serve as an intermediate host.

[citation needed] Intermediate hosts of Echinostoma revolutum include: In Pursat Province, Cambodia, children eating undercooked snails or clams were identified as a possible source of infection in humans.

[1] Small Echinostoma revolutum–endemic foci or a few cases of human infection were discovered in the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, and Thailand until 1994.

[1] However, no information is available about human Echinostoma revolutum infection after 1994, even in areas where the parasite was previously endemic.

[1] In 2007 prevalence of E. revolutum adults in school children in Pursat Province, Cambodia ranged from 7.5% to 22.4%.

[citation needed] Echinostoma revolutum could be detected through observing feces containing eggs under a microscope.

Cercariae of Echinostoma revolutum from snails