The human liver fluke (Opisthorchis viverrini ... by the novel discovery which shows that a growth hormone from a parasite can affect human cells. "It was known that O. viverrini secreted proteins ...

Treatment for the parasitic infection is necessary. Opisthorchiasis, caused by the cat liver fluke, can infect domestic ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs this spring commissioned a small pilot study to look into the link between liver flukes ingested ... found in Americans, the parasites infect an estimated ...

Dillman said the parasite doesn’t affect humans, but pet owners need to take ... river bank and found that the parasite known as liver fluke was present in the snails. He said the parasite ...

The fossilized feces contained four species of parasitic worms: the roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides), the whipworm (Trichuris trichiura), the tapeworm (Taenia sp.), and the Chinese liver fluke ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Sheep farmers are being urged to stay vigilant for signs of liver fluke and worms. The risk of parasites is said to be 'hugely variable' in the ...