Opisthorchis felineus

Opisthorchis felineus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Platyhelminthes
Class: Trematoda
Order: Plagiorchiida
Family: Opisthorchiidae
Genus: Opisthorchis
Species:
O. felineus
Binomial name
Opisthorchis felineus
(Rivolta, 1884) Blanchard, 1895[1]

Opisthorchis felineus, the Siberian liver fluke or cat liver fluke, is a trematode parasite that infects the liver in mammals. It was first discovered in 1884 in a cat's liver by Sebastiano Rivolta of Italy. In 1891, Russian parasitologist, Konstantin Nikolaevich Vinogradov (1847–1906)[2] found it in a human, and named the parasite a "Siberian liver fluke". In the 1930s, helminthologist Hans Vogel of Hamburg published an article describing the life cycle of Opisthorchis felineus.[3] Felineus infections may also involve the pancreatic ducts. Diagnosis of Opisthorchis infection is based on microscopic identification of parasite eggs in stool specimens. Safe and effective medication is available to treat Opisthorchis infections. Adequately freezing or cooking fish will kill the parasite.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference blanchard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ageev, A. K. (1972). "Konstantin Nikolaevich Vinogradov (on the 125th anniversary of his birth)". Arkhiv Patologii. 34 (10): 85–9. PMID 4573523.
  3. ^ [1] Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine