Eosinophilic Liver Abscess: A Case of Locally Acquired Fasciola hepatica in Alberta, Canada.

ABSTRACT

Fasciola hepatica is a trematode causing acute and chronic infection. A 33-year-old Canadian woman with eosinophilic liver abscesses and no relevant travel was diagnosed with F hepatica infection. F hepatica is reported in livestock in Alberta. This is the first case of locally acquired fascioliasis in Canada in >100 years.