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FOLLOWING the elucidation by Thomas1 of the life-history of Fasciola hepatica, numerous investigations have established the important aspects of the relationship between the fluke and its snail hosts. By contrast, knowledge of the related F. gigantica is extremely limited, and in many parts of the world even the identity of its vectors has not been confirmed.
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KENDALL, S., PARFITT, J. Life-history of Fasciola gigantica Cobbold 1856. Nature 171, 1164–1165 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/1711164a0
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