Plagiorchis vespertillionis explained

Plagiorchis vespertillionis, also sometimes listed as Plagiorchis vespertilionis, is a species of trematode that parasitizes bats. It was described as a new species in 1780 based on specimens collected from a brown long-eared bat in Denmark.[1] In 2007, it was documented within a human host for the first time.[2]

Notes and References

  1. 10.1023/A:1006358524045. 10937662. Molecular and morphological differentiation between species of the Plagiorchis vespertilionis group (Digenea, Plagiorchiidae) occurring in European bats, with a re-description of P. Vespertilionis (Müller, 1780). Systematic Parasitology. 47. 1. 9–22. 2000. Tkach. Vasyl V.. Pawlowski. Jan. Sharpilo. Viktor P.. 21053090 .
  2. 10.1645/GE-1098R.1. 18163364. A Human Case of Plagiorchis vespertilionis (Digenea: Plagiorchiidae) Infection in the Republic of Korea. Journal of Parasitology. 93. 5. 1225–1227. 2007. Guk. S-M.. Kim. J-L.. Park. J-H.. Chai. J-Y.. 207249262 .

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