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LIVER FLUKE
A hidden danger on the human plate
Liver fluke disease, a chronic parasitic disease of the bile ducts. Infection with
this parasite occurs through eating fluke-infested, fresh-water raw or undercooked fish.
Human liver flukes are parasitic
Most Common Types worms called trematodes.
Clonorchis sinensis Can be found in the bile ducts
Opisthorchis viverrini and liver of infected animals, such
Opisthorchis felineus as sheep and cattle, infected raw
or undercooked freshwater fish
Common liver fluke is found on or watercress.
every continent in 51 countries
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BELL, CHILI, GOLF LIVER FLUKE
LIVER FLUKE
If liver fluke is left undetected for years, this can
become a very serious disease and cause
destruction of the liver.
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Immunological techniques Liver Fluke. (n.d.). Retrieved at May 18, 2017 from
https://www.liverdoctor.com/liver-problems/liver-fluke/
Samples of stools (feces) tested Parasites - Fascioliasis (Fasciola Infection) (2013). Retrieved at May 19,
2017 from https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/fasciola/gen_info/faqs.html BELL, CHILI, GOLF