Resumo: Este trabalho objetivou sintetizar a partir de uma revisão bibliográfica todo percurso histórico e geográfico da Fasciola hepatica pelo Brasil, correlacionando os fatos com seu ciclo de vida. A literatura consultada revela que F. hepatica é um parasita que necessita obrigatoriamente de dois hospedeiros para completar seu ciclo de vida: o caramujo Lymnaea, hospedeiro intermediário, e o hospedeiro definitivo, que pode ser de diversas espécies de vertebrados, inclusive o homem. Com tantos hospedeiros, o parasita vem sendo continuamente transportado para ambientes com temperatura moderadas e disponibilidade de água, favoráveis ao seu desenvolvimento. Sua história no Brasil inicia-se em 1918, na região Sul. Nas décadas seguintes, esse trematódeo se expandiu geograficamente até alcançar a região Norte. Logo, conclui-se que há perspectivas da F. hepatica atingir todo o território brasileiro nos próximos anos. Palavras-chave: Fasciolose. Hospedeiro. Lymnaea. Fasciola hepatica: ecology and historical-geographical trajectory in BrazilAbstract: This work aimed to synthesize from a bibliographical review all historical and geographic trajectory of Fasciola hepatica by Brazil, correlating facts with its life cycle. The literature consulted reveals F. hepatica is a parasite that requires two hosts to complete its life cycle, the intermediate host being the Lymnaea snail and the definitive hosts, several species of vertebrates including man. With so many hosts the parasite has been continuously transported to environments favorable to its development, which includes moderate temperature and water availability. Its history in Brazil begins in 1918 in the South, over the years this trematódeo has expanded geographically until reaching the North region in the last decades. Therefore, it is concluded that there are prospects for F. hepatica to reach the entire Brazilian territory in the coming years.
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