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	Liver fluke cases show tenfold rise Newspaper article from: The Scotsman Richard Laven December 27, 2002 700+ words THE figures for liver fluke rose more than ten times in the autumn...acute fluke. The life-cycle of liver fluke is complex. The adult in the bile...when there are about 1,000 adult fluke in the liver. If there are fewer adults, then...
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	Liver fluke alert sounded.(Farming Life) Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland) September 20, 2003 700+ words ...of the "significant threat" of liver fluke disease in spite of the widespread...forecasting model, "suggests liver fluke will continue to be a serious problem...risk." Mr Aylward said that the Liver Fluke Advisory Group, comprising experts...
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