Characterization of a profilin-like protein from .

is the causative agent of fasciolosis, an important disease of humans and livestock around the world. There is an urgent requirement for novel treatments for due to increasing reports of drug resistance appearing around the world. The outer body covering of is referred to as the tegument membrane which is of crucial importance for the modulation of the host response and parasite survival; therefore, tegument proteins may represent novel drug or vaccine targets.