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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Paragonimus''}}

* Species of trematode
* Also known as lung flukes
* Multiple species can infect humans, with different geographic distributions

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!Species
!Geographic Distribution
!Notes
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|[[Paragonimus westermani]]
|China, Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, and India
|By far the most common cause of disease in humans
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|[[Paragonimus heterotremus]]
|Thailand, as well as India, southern China, and Vietnam
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|[[Paragonimus skrjabini]]
|Japan and China
|Extrapulmonary disease more likely than with other species
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|[[Paragonimus africanus]] and [[Paragonimus uterobilateralis]]
|Africa, particularly the rainforests of West and Central Africa
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|[[Paragonimus mexicanus]]
|Central and South America
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|[[Paragonimus kellicotti]]
|United States and Canada
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[[Category:Trematodes]]
[[Category:Respiratory infections]]