Studies on Echinostoma ilocanum in the Philippines.
Echinostoma ilocanum is widespread among the Philippine Islands but only 3% of over 30,000 stools were found to be positive for eggs. The prevalence rates were highest in Ilocana populations of northern Luzon; 11% of over 7,000 stools examined, however, rates as high as 44% were found. Pila luzonica is eaten uncooked by some people and metacercariae from these snails developed into adults in a number of laboratory animals. Rats, mice and hamsters were the most susceptible with patent infections developing as early as 7 days and lasting for 328 days. There seems to be little disease in humans and animals infected with this parasite.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006224:Cricetinae; D004449:Echinostoma / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D004451:Echinostomiasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005849:Gerbillinae; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D000882:Haplorhini; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008875:Middle Aged; D009115:Muridae; D010679:Philippines; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012908:Snails; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*