• Common name: Oriental blood flukes
• 1 st intermediate host: Snail (Oncomelania hupensis quadrate)
• Habitat: Superior mesenteric vein of the small intestine
• Infective stage: Cercaria (Forked-tail) Allergic reaction: swimmer’s itch • Mode of transmission: Skin penetration Eggs: Roundish (smallest among blood flukes) with small knob-like/small lateral spine)
