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Liver Flukes - Synonyms: Opisthorchis sinensis=Chlonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis felineus=Opisthorchis tenuicollis, Trematode infestation Trematodes or flukes (members of the flatworm family) cause a range of clinically relevant infestations in humans. They are classified into blood flukes (Schistosoma sp.), lung flukes (Paragonimus sp.), intestinal flukes (Fasciolopsis buski and others) and the liver flukes, depending on their predominant mammalian parasitic habitat. Liver flukes have a complex life cycle involving a definitive mammalian host and two intermediate aquatic hosts.1
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