Context: Fish-borne trematode is a worldwide problem, with the number of people infected by liver flukes alone estimated at 21 million. In addition to the major liver flukes, Opisthorchis viverrini ...

Researchers have identified a large number of genes and related proteins 1 that play important roles in maturation and development of the giant intestinal fluke inside many hosts, including humans.

In a world first, a UQ researcher has developed a non-invasive screening method for potentially fatal liver and intestinal flukes plaguing the lives of an estimated 9 million people throughout ...

Surgery is not strictly a matter of cutting into patients and cutting something out. The A.M.A. last week heard about a new operation designed not to cut out but to filter out the tiny parasites that ...

Fluke infection is an important infectious disease in Thailand. The main strategy for liver fluke control is composed of 3 interrelated approaches: 1) stool examination and treatment of positive cases ...