All five farms were given a map assessing the
fluke infection risk across their fields.
A large Welsh abattoir reported a further increase in lamb liver condemnations due to
fluke, rising from 2.8 per cent in October to more than 5% in November.
Cattle farmers should make use of both pasture management techniques and anthelmintic treatments to prevent and control liver
fluke disease.
Discovery of Opisthorchis lobatus (Trematoda: Opisthorchiidae): new recorded species of small liver
flukes in the greater Mekong sub-region.
Eleven immature
flukes (1.5-2.0 cm long) were recovered; 2 were in narrow (3-4 mm diameter) blood-filled tracts while the precise location of the others could not be determined.
These
flukes with soldier castes may also have a biomedical application.
-- Snails expel newly hatched
flukes in a slime ball.
With liver
fluke, limit access to the intermediate host or its habitat.
Line drawings of
flukes were made by the author with the aid of a Bausch and Lomb microprojector.
"Cattle brought in from unknown areas may pose a threat because, if infected, they can spread liver
fluke eggs in their feces when the conditions are right for both
flukes and their intermediate host.
The
flukes lay eggs in the body's main stomach vein, which are passed out in urine or faeces into the water system, where they are swallowed by snails.
Most infected, short-term travelers sustain a low-level of
fluke infestation with few symptoms, although serious complications can occur.
