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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Paragonimus infection is caused by more than 30 species of trematodes (flukes) of the genus Paragonimus which infect animals and humans. Among the species reported to infect humans, the most common is P. westermani, the oriental lung fluke.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Paragonimus spp. are distributed throughout the Americas, Africa and southeast Asia. Paragonimus westermani is distributed in southeast Asia and Japan. Paragonimus kellicotti is endemic to North America.