ABSTRACT
Foodborne trematodes are a significant public health problem throughout the world. Trematodes that inhabit the liver (Clonorchis sinensis, Fasciola gigantica, F. hepatica, and Opisthorchis spp.) and the lung (Paragonimus spp.) represent the most important species from a clinical and public health perspective. These are followed closely by intestinal trematodes (Echinostoma spp. and Fasciolopsis buski). In the 1990s, the World Health Organization estimated that 40 million people were infected and 750 million people were at risk of acquiring foodborne trematode infection. 1
