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How do Fasciolopsis buski larvae attach inside the small intestine?
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After humans or swine ingest aquatic plants containing metacercariae (encysted late larvae) of the trematode Fasciolopsis buski, the larvae emerge from their cysts within the host. They then anchor themselves to the tissues of the small intestine by using ventral suckers. Once attached, these larvae develop into adult flukes over approximately three months.1