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===Laboratory Tests===
===Laboratory Tests===
[[Image:Fasciola hepatica egg.jpg|thumb|right|150px|A ''Fasciola hepatica'' egg. Sourced from Wikimedia Commons; uploaded 2006, author unknown.]]
A simple and effective test for ''[[Fasciola hepatica]]'' infection is examination of the faeces for fluke eggs. These are large, ovoid and golden brown, but may be few in number and thus difficult to find. It must also be remembered that eggs are produced only by adult flukes, and so will not be detectable in acute disease.
A simple and effective test for ''[[Fasciola hepatica]]'' infection is examination of the faeces for fluke eggs. These are large, ovoid and golden brown, but may be few in number and thus difficult to find. It must also be remembered that eggs are produced only by adult flukes, and so will not be detectable in acute disease.