Animals Involved
Dogs, cats, swine, rats, other mammals are definitive hosts; fish (and snails) are intermediate hosts
Known Distributions
Asia
Probable Means of Spreading
Ingestion of undercooked infected freshwater fish or shrimp containing encysted larvae
Clinical Manifestations in People
Cholecystitis symptoms, indigestion, diarrhea, mild fever; chronic infections associated with cirrhosis, pancreatitis, or cholangiocarcinoma