8. A New Liver-Fluke (Platynosomum acuminatum) from the Kestrel.

Liver Fluke Induces Cholangiocarcinoma

Liver fl uke infection caused by Opisthorchis viverrini, O. felineus, and Clonorchis sinensis is a major public health problem in East Asia and Eastern Europe. Currently, more than 600 million people are at risk of infection with these trematodes [1]. O. viverrini is endemic in Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Vietnam, and Cambodia [2], and C. sin...

Parasite Control: Liver Fluke

Liver fluke or Fasciola hepatica is a common parasite of livestock. A liver fluke infection causes ill health, as well as a reduction in growth rates and reproductive performance in affected livestock. Over recent years it has been acknowledged that the presence of liver fluke in the UK has increased and that the periods of risk for infections have become longer, as well as more difficult to pr...

Options for the control of liver fluke

Cholangiocarcinoma Associated with Liver Fluke Infection in an Iranian Patient

Biliary liver flukes are common parasites in some regions of the world where consumption of raw fresh-water fish is a cultural practice. Clonorchis sinensis and Opisthorchis species are the major biliary liver flukes associated with human disease. Some of these parasites are highly associated with cholan...

Kestrel: Design of an 8-bit SIMD Parallel Processor

Kestrel is a high-performance programmable parallel co-processor. Its design is the result of examination and reexamination of algorithmic, architectural, packaging, and silicon design issues, and the interrelations between them. The nal system features a linear array of 8-bit processing elements, each with local memory, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a multiplier, and other functional units. ...