Metagonimus miyatai is a species of a trematode, or fluke worm, in the family Heterophyidae.
It is a human parasite causing metagonimiasis.
This species occurs in Japan[2] and Korea.[3]
The first intermediate hosts of Metagonimus miyatai include freshwater snails Semisulcospira libertina,[2] Semisulcospira dolorosa,[2] and Koreoleptoxis globus.[3]
The second intermediate host include freshwater fish: Phoxinus lagowskii steindachneri,[2] Zacco platypus, Nipponocypris temminckii, Plecoglossus altivelis, Tribolodon hakonensis, and Tribolodon brandtii, Opsariichthys bidens.[1][3]
Natural definitive hosts are: dogs, red fox Vulpes vulpes japonica, Japanese raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus, black-eared kite Milvus migrans lineatus, and humans.[1]
Experimental definitive hosts are: mice, rats, hamsters, and dogs.[1][3]
Metagonimus miyatai is a species of a trematode, or fluke worm, in the family Heterophyidae.
It is a human parasite causing metagonimiasis.
