abstract:Echinostoma hortense is an intestinal fluke of the class Trematoda, which has been found to infect humans in East Asian countries such as Korea,Chang-Min CHO, Won-Young TAK, Young-Oh KWEON, Sung-Kook KIM, Yong-Hwan CHOI, Hyun-Hee KONG and Dong-Il CHUNG. A human case of Echinostoma hortense (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) infection diagnosed by gastroduodenal endoscopy in Korea The Korean Journal of Parasitology Vol.