On today’s podcast, we ventured back into the world of trematodes, or flukes and discussed the sheep liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica.
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Podcasts on other flukes:
- Dicrocoelium dendriticum: The lancet liver fluke
- Paragonimus: A look at this parasitic lung fluke
- Clonorchis sinensis: The Chinese liver fluke
Other parasite podcasts:
- Taenia saginata: The beef tapeworm
- Guinea worm disease: A discussion about the ‘fiery serpent’
- Parasites 101: Whipworm
- Parasites 101: Hookworms
- Pork tapeworm and cysticercosis
- Parasites 101: Entamoeba histolytica
- Diphyllobothrium: The largest known tapeworms that can infect people
- Parasites 101: Swimmer’s itch
- Parasites 101: Cyclospora
- Coyote tapeworm in Alberta: 5th human case reported
- Raccoon roundworm: The rare and potentially lethal zoonosis
- Parasites 101: Ascaris lumbricoides
Parasites articles:
- Raccoon dog is a more acute risk than raccoon as vector for local parasites
- Parasites: 6-ft pork tapeworm removed through man’s mouth
- Yet another tapeworm story
- Scabies: Dermatologists offer recommendations on what to do if you contract the human itch mite
- Gnathostomiasis identified as cause of Australian teen’s illness years after infection
- Taiwan: 8-ft tapeworm removed from young girl
- Babesiosis cases likely on the rise
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