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Review
. 2017 Sep;2(9):680-689.
doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(17)30111-5.

Human liver flukes

David Harrington  1 , Poppy H L Lamberton  2 , Alastair McGregor  3
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Review

Human liver flukes

David Harrington et al. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Sep.
Free article

Abstract

Liver fluke infections occur in people worldwide. In some low-income regions, a combination of ecological, agricultural, and culinary factors leads to a very high prevalence of infection but, in higher-income regions, infections are uncommon. Infection is associated with substantial morbidity and several liver fluke species are recognised as biological carcinogens. Here, we review the epidemiology, clinical significance, and diagnostic and treatment strategies of human infection with these pathogens.

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    Botelho MC, Almeida F, Richter J, Sarmento A. Botelho MC, et al. Front Public Health. 2018 Apr 30;6:122. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00122. eCollection 2018. Front Public Health. 2018. PMID: 29761097 Free PMC article. No abstract available.