ABSTRACT
Fasciolopsis buski is the largest intestinal helminth of human parasites. This intestinal fluke causes fasciolopsiasis, a very common infectious disease in humans and other animals, especially pigs, in Asia, including China, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and also India. 1 This disease is the most common in school-age children and occurs in specific foci with prevalence varying from 60% in India to 10% in Thailand. 2 It was described for the first time in 1843 by Dr. Busk, a British naval surgeon, who found the worm in the duodenum of an Indian sailor who died in the Seamen's Hospital in London. After report of another case of fasciolopsiasis in 1873, and an additional nine cases in 1902, 3 Goddard declared in 1919 4 about this infectious disease:
… has within the last decade come to be recognized as a serious condition both for the individual and for the community concerned.
