The terrifying, true tale of ‘zombie ants,’ and what it teaches
The lancet liver fluke has a cunning — some might say horrifying — way of ensuring its survival. It turns ants into zombies.
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VA study shows parasite from Vietnam may be killing veterans 50 years later
The Department of Veterans Affairs this spring commissioned a small pilot study to look into the link between liver flukes ingested ... found in Americans, the parasites infect an estimated ...
Nature28d
The Rot in Sheep, or the Life-History of the Liver-Fluke
It had long been known that the disease was due to the presence in large numbers of a parasite called the liver-fluke (Fasciola hepatica) in the liver of the affected animals, and that the ...
Times Union19d
Adirondack moose population threatened but stable
In a recent study in the northern Adirondacks led by Cornell University doctoral candidate Jen Grauer, scientists found that parasites, particularly giant liver flukes, were common in moose that ...
Medscape4y
Motility of Minute Intestinal Fluke, Haplorchinae spp, Metacercariae in Fish Dishes Prepared by Different Uncooked Methods
Context: Fish-borne trematode is a worldwide problem, with the number of people infected by liver flukes alone estimated ... Results: Degeneration of the parasites was slowed by cooling ...