📸 Gastro Curbside Consult presents a rare case of biliary fascioliasis mimicking liver abscess. EUS and ERCP enabled diagnosis and en bloc fluke retrieval. Early recognition is the key: https://ow.ly/hcJT50Y0oFV
#Fasciola #ERCP #LiverAbscess

Triclabendazole, a benzimidazole compound active against immature and adult #Fasciola parasites, is the drug of choice for treatment of fascioliasis

diagnosis direct detection of #Fasciola eggs, by light-microscopy of stool or of duodenal or biliary aspirates. However, egg production typically does not start until approximately 3-4 mo after exposure, whereas antibodies to may become detectable 2-4 weeks postexposure

#Fasciola hepatica trematode flatworm & adult fluke brown, leaf-shaped 3x1.5cm. Transmission ingestion of fresh water plants (watercress) containing metacercariae➡️penetrate intestine➡️peritoneum➡️hepatic capsule➡️biliary tract➡️mature➡️lay eggs➡️bile➡️ feces➡️lifecycle in snail

Biliary obstruction caused by the liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica A 20-year-old previously healthy man presented to hospital with a two-day history of right upper quadrant pain and vomiting. Nine months earlier, he had immigrated to Canada from Sudan, but he had als...

Biliary obstruction by liver fluke of #Fasciola hepatica www.cmaj.ca/content/188/...

Drs Pilar Alda, Annia Alba & Nicolás Bonel discuss lessons from #liver #fluke #phylogenies: when #homology fails. #phylogeneticanalysis #sequencealignment #GenBank #Fasciola #hepatica #COIbarcode #nad1 @cnrs.fr‬ ‪@ifremer.bsky.social‬ @umontpellier.bsky.social‬

authors.elsevier.com/a/1lePk5Eb1x...

#Fasciola #hepatica Dx by serology as egg production by adult flukes is scanty & intermittent. This is the only trematode infection for which praziquantel is NOT the drug of choice. TRICLABENDAZOLE is the recommended treatment #fascioliasis

hypereosinophilia+destructive hepatic lesions #fascioliasis endemic in Peru & Bolivia #Fasciola #hepatica
Ddx Clonorchis could be similar to Fasciola but present in Asia #idsky

Notes from the OneZoo CDT challenge week at Queens University Belfast. Learning all about flatworm parasites with @lshtm.bsky.social @cardiffuni.bsky.social @aberuni.bsky.social @elliedelight.bsky.social and the rest of Cohort 2.

#onehealth #sketchnotes #scicomm #fasciola #schistosomiasis #parasite

🦠🌍 It's World Parasite Awareness Day!
Our brilliant PhD student, Eve O'Kelly, is inspiring future scientists by sharing her career journey & advice with BSc Biotechnology students at @uniofgalway.bsky.social🎓🔬

#ParasiteAwareness #STEMCareers #Biotech #LiverFluke #Fasciola

Thesis submitted! ✅ now that's some fungi work! 🍄
Congratulations to our student Leo O'Sullivan for submitting his BSc thesis! In his project, Leo explored the potential anthelmintic properties of wild Irish mushrooms. Well done, Leo! 🎉 👏

#ThesisSubmitted #LiverFluke #Fasciola

In our Jan issue: Entering the #spatial age of parasite #genomics, authored by Sarah Buddenborg & @stephenrdoyle.bsky.social highlighting Simone Haeberlein & colleagues’ @naturecomms.bsky.social article. #Transcriptomics #Fasciola #hepatica @sangerinstitute.bsky.social

www.cell.com/trends/paras...

#fasciola pic ref #cdc worm can look like a flat brown leaf during EGD

#Fasciola #hepatica Dx serology as egg production by adult flukes is scanty & intermittent. This is the only #trematode infection for which praziquantel is not the drug of choice. #Triclabendazole is the recommended treatment.

hypereosinophilia+destructive hepatic lesions #fascioliasis endemic in Peru & Bolivia #Fasciola #hepatica
Ddx Clonorchis: could be similar to Fasciola but present in Asia #IDsky #parasitologySky

Guess who's back? 🤗
It’s only the start of the year, but Jesús is already hard at work, preparing diagnostics for the liver fluke (Fasciola) infections to be distributed to collaborative laboratories worldwide. 👏
Thanks to funding from @researchireland.bsky.social!

#Fasciola #Diagnostics