Trichocéphales et trichocéphalose

The human may be a host to three parasitic species of Trichocephalus (whipworms): most commonly, the Trichuris trichiura (Linné, 1771); (Stiles, 1901), more rarely the T. suis (Schrank, 1788) and in very rare cases the T. vulpis (Froelich, 1789).These intestinal nematodes belong to the Trichuridae family and to the Trichinelloidea (Trichuroidea) super family, which is characterized by the presence of a particular secretory organ called the stichosome, located in the peri-oesophageal area.