Deaths caused by this disease more than tripled between 2017 to 2019 and it is now the fastest rising cause of cancer deaths ...

The aging and failure of cells that occurs when the liver is damaged can spread to other organs, suggests a new study in mice ...

It had long been known that the disease was due to the presence in large numbers of a parasite called the liver-fluke (Fasciola hepatica) in the liver of the affected animals, and that the ...

Liver cancer deaths more than tripled between 2017 and 2019 and the disease is now the fastest rising cause of cancer deaths ...

Farmers have been urged to test for liver fluke in an autumn and winter that could be ‘very different’ to recent years. The relatively low and later incidence of liver fluke in recent years shouldn’t ...

"Additionally, those affected by the disease may find that even eating small amounts ... diabetes, a parasite in the liver ...

Symptoms can include upper abdominal pain, yellow discolouration of the skin and general widespread weakness in the body.

This is according to data from Animal Health Ireland, based on the 23,700 herds that have been recorded as part of its beef ...