These predatory flies were intended to act as biological control agents for the non-native lymnaeid snail " Galba viridis " ( = " Fossaria viridis " ), ( an intermediate host of the cattle liver fluke " Fasciola gigantica " ).
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It was thought that these beetles would be a safe source since the only parasite present in Hawaii that does not already exist in Australia is the giant liver fluke, " Fasciola gigantean ", the eggs of which do not survive ingestion by beetles.
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Almost every detailed description of the Romney cites relative resistance to foot rot, an attribute rarely mentioned in descriptions of other breeds . It is said that foot rot and liver fluke seldom affect Romney Marsh sheep . reads a 1918 American text.
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Known risk factors for cholangiocarcinoma include primary sclerosing cholangitis ( an inflammatory disease of the bile ducts ), infection with the parasitic liver flukes " Opisthorchis viverrini " or " Clonorchis sinensis ", some congenital liver malformations, and exposure to Thorotrast ( thorium dioxide ), a chemical formerly used in medical imaging.
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Analysis of preserved fecal matter found on cloth covers wrapped around the ends of sticks revealed the remains of roundworm ( Ascaris lumbricoides ), whipworm ( Trichuris trichiura ), tapeworm ( Taenia solium ), and Chinese liver fluke ( Clonorchis sinensis ) ( Yeh et al . 2016; Bower 2016; Newitz 2016 ).
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In late 1879, Rolleston, the Linacre professor of anatomy and physiology, appointed Thomas junior demonstrator in human and comparative anatomy at the Royal Agricultural Society to investigate the sheep liver fluke ( " Fasciola hepatica " ), a parasite flatworm that in the winter of 1879 80 had caused the loss of some three million sheep in England.
