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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2025

Liver parasites: A global endemic and journey from infestation to intervention.

Yumna Shahid, Bushra Emman, Shahab Abid

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Yumna ShahidDepartment of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi 75500, Sindh, Pakistan.
Bushra EmmanAga Khan Medical College, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi 75500, Sindh, Pakistan.
Shahab AbidDepartment of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi 75500, Sindh, Pakistan. shahab.abid@aku.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parasites have coexisted with humans throughout history, forming either symbiotic relationships or causing significant morbidity and mortality. The liver is particularly vulnerable to parasitic infections, which can reside in, pass through, or be transported to the liver, leading to severe damage. This editorial explores various parasites that infect the liver, their clinical implications, and diagnostic considerations, as discussed in the article "Parasites of the liver: A global problem?". Parasites reach the liver primarily through oral ingestion, mucosal penetration, or the bloodstream, with some larvae even penetrating the skin. Hepatic parasites such as cestodes (

Indexed as

Liver Diseases, ParasiticAnimalsEndemic DiseasesGlobal HealthHumansLiverCestodesLiver flukesNematodesParasitesProtozoaTrematodes

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PMID39777245
PMCPMC11684182

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