Liver Fluke Infestation in Purple Heron Ardea purpurea

Retrobulbar teratoma in a great blue heron (Ardea herodias).

Utilizing the great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in ecological risk assessments of bioaccumulative contaminants.

Selection of an appropriate species is a key element of effective ecological risk assessments (ERA), especially when site-specific field studies are to be employed. Great blue herons (GBH) possess several ideal characteristics of a receptor species for the assessment of bioaccumulative compounds in the environment, such as ease of study, high potential for exposure, widespread distribution, and...

Oriental liver fluke infestation presenting more than 50 years after immigration.

Dear Editor, Opisthorchis sinensis (previously known as Clonorchis sinensis) is an Oriental liver fl uke. This trematode can be found worldwide but its prevalence is highest in East Asia such as China, Taiwan, Japan and Korea. Clinical presentation ranges from asymptomatic carriage to severe infestation resulting in liver failure. We report a case of a Chinese immigrant who presented with inter...

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...