- Detected in faecal specimens of infected human
- Eggs embryonated when passed
- Egg infective to intermediate host (T. solium egg is infective to human also)
Diagnostic Features
- Size: 35 µm (range: 30 – 40 µm)
- Shape: Spherical
- Thick, brown, radially striated shell
- Has an oncosphere with 6 hooks
Echinococcus granulosus egg is similar to Taenia egg
