ABSTRACT
Dicrocoelium spp. (Greek δικρoσ = bi‘d, κoιλια = gut), a trematode commonly known as “lancet ›uke” or “small liver ›uke” (as opposed to the “liver ›uke” Fasciola spp.), is responsible for dicrocoeliosis, a globally diffused parasitic infection. This parasite lives in the bile ducts and gall bladder of domestic and wild ruminants (i.e., sheep, goats, cattle, buffaloes, roe deer, and camels) and occasionally affects rabbits, pigs, dogs, horses, and humans. Dicrocoelium cycles in two intermediate hosts, represented by snails and ants.
