The flatworm was previously only found in Texas and other Gulf Coast states before the Heterobilharzia americana parasite was ...
It is estimated that about 100 species of foodborne trematodes can infect humans, including liver flukes, lung flukes, and intestinal flukes. Infection can result in severe liver and lung disease.
The parasite that causes schistosomiasis completes its life cycle ... damaging multiple organs, including the liver, ...