In some countries it is mainly a problem in humans i.e. Bolivia and Peru, while in others it is a major constraint to livestock production with important economic consequences. The disease causes ...

Novartis announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Egaten (triclabendazole) for the treatment of fascioliasis (also known as liver fluke infestation) in patients aged 6 ...

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H. americana is one of many worm species nicknamed the liver fluke. Their immediate hosts are snails, which carry and release the larval, free-living form of the parasites into freshwater.

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There are three types of parasite that can live in or on the human body, including worms, lice, and single-cell organisms. Learn more here.

Liver fluke infestation results in reduced feed conversion efficiency and subsequently loss of body weight and diarrhea. Due to reduced feed conversion reduction in milk yield is often common.