Capillaria philippinensis

Capillaria philippinensis

Close relative of Trichuris trichiura

Pudoc worm

common name of C. philippinensis

IH: Freshwater fish/ Brackish water fish Ipon (Hypselotris bipartite), Birot, Bagsang, Bagtu

DH: man

IH and DH of C. philippinensis

Migratory birds (herons, egrets, and bitterns)

natural host of C. philippinensis

True

T or F

C. philippinensis’ shell is striated

Mebendazole

Albendazole

drug of choice for C. philippinensis

• typical egg

• atypical egg

what are the two types of egg that are produced by the adult female worm

atypical infection

which type of egg causes autoinfection?

-it is an embryonated egg, thus once acquired by the host it will hatch inside the small intestine (tunica muscularis of the intestines)

how does the atypical egg cause infection?

• direct fecal smear

• AECT

• FECT

laboratory diagnostics used to diagnose C. philippinensis infection