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Liver Fluke-Associated Biliary Tract Cancer
Gut and Liver, 2018 Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is an aggressive cancer arising from epithelial cells of the bile duct. Most patients with CCA have an unresectable tumor at the time of diagnosis.
Piyapan Prueksapanich +5 more
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Liver fluke induces cholangiocarcinoma. [PDF]
PLoS Medicine, 2007 La infección hepática causada por Opisthorchis viverrini, O. felineus y Clonorchis sinensis es un importante problema de salud pública en Asia oriental y Europa oriental. Actualmente, más de 600 millones de personas están en riesgo de infección por estos trematodos [1]. O.
Banchob Sripa +12 more
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BMC Veterinary Research, 2018 Background Liver fluke infection caused by the parasite Fasciola hepatica is a major cause of production losses to the cattle industry in the UK. To investigate farm-level risk factors for fluke infection, a randomised method to recruit an appropriate ...
Catherine M. McCann +3 more
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Pathogens, 2022 Liver fluke infections are recognised as diseases with worldwide distribution and considerable veterinary and public health importance. The giant liver fluke, Fascioloides magna, is an important non-native parasite which has been introduced to Europe ...
Karol Šimonji +7 more
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The Battle of Worldviews: A Case Study of Liver Fluke Infection in Khon Kaen, Thailand
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 2017 Control efforts to reduce infection from the parasitic flatworm Opisthorchis viverrini have progressed through understanding the epidemiology of Opisthorchis viverrini , antiparasitic drug developments, technological innovations, health education ...
Sara Samiphak PhD, S. Leonard Syme PhD
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Liver Fluke Control in Beef Cattle
EDIS, 2008 Revised! VM-120, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by M.B. Irsik, Charles Courtney III, and Ed Richey, describes the control of Fasciola hepatica, one of the most damaging parasites in Florida cattle — its life cycle, damage to the animal and industry ...
Max B. Irsik +2 more
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GIANT LIVER FLUKE AND MOOSE: JUST A FLUKE?
Alces, 2016 The giant liver fluke, Fascioloides magna, is a possible contributing factor to moose (Alces alces) declines in North America, but evidence linking F. magna infection directly to moose mortality is scarce.
J. Trevor Vannatta, Ron Moen
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The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2017 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
Harrington, David +2 more
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BMJ Open, 2022 Introduction The carcinogenic liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini is a major public health problem in the Mekong basin region. The liver flukes can induce cholangiocarcinoma, a bile duct cancer that causes a significant burden of mortality and economic ...
Kefyalew Addis Alene +5 more
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Neoplasia: An International Journal for Oncology Research, 2020 Crosstalk between malignant and neighboring cells contributes to tumor growth. In East Asia, infection with the liver fluke is a major risk factor for cholangiocarcinoma (CCA).
Patpicha Arunsan +13 more
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