Opisthorchis

Opisthorchis
n.
a genus of parasitic flukes occurring in E Europe and parts of SE Asia. O. felineus is normally a parasite of fish-eating mammals but accidental infections of humans have occurred. The adult flukes, which live in the bile ducts, can cause opisthorchiasis.

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