According to Sung-Tae Hong, a tropical medicine expert who carried out the tests at the Seoul National University in South Korea, 20 percent of 50 blood samples taken from veterans came back positive or near-positive for liver fluke antibodies, the Associated Press reports.
Date: Nov 22, 2017
Category: Health
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Of the 50 blood samples submitted, more than 20 percent came back positive or bordering positive for liver fluke antibodies, said Sung-Tae Hong, the tropical medicine specialist who carried out the tests at Seoul National University in South Korea.