Zoonotic dicrocoeliasis dendriticum in a farmer's family at Giza governorate, Egypt

ABSTRACT

Dicrocoeliasis [Lancet liver fluke disease] is caused by Dicrocoelium dendriti-cum, a trematode living in bile ducts of sheep, cattle and other mammals including man. Human infection is asymptomatic or mild to moderately severe, but being sporadic or rarely reported. This paper reported zoonotic dicrocoeliasis dendriticum among a farmer's family and his domestic animals. The father and mother were successfully treated with Triclabendazole and the children and animals were successfully treated with Mira-zid and Oleo-resin solution of Commiphora molmol respectively