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Scott Lawton
Dr Scott Lawton is a Senior Lecturer in Molecular Parasitology at Kingston University London, UK. As a member of the Molecular Parasitology Laboratory he leads research concentrating on the evolution and molecular epidemiology of neglected parasites and disease vectors of medical and veterinary importance. Particular focus is given to helminths, especially flukes and their snail intermediate hosts. After spending several years focusing on the evolution and genomics of schistosomiasis in Africa, his research focus is now on schistosomes, food-borne trematodes and nematode infections of humans and animals in Europe, Asia and South America.
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  • Fasciola liver flukes infecting wild elephants of Sri Lanka: tackling tricky taxonomy - 12th July 2019

Fasciola liver flukes infecting wild elephants of Sri Lanka: tackling tricky taxonomy

12/07/2019

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A Fasciola liver fluke found infecting Asian elephants in Sri Lanka reveals a need to understand economically important parasites in wildlife.

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