“…This assumption is corroborated by the fact that Harrington et al ( 1 ) based their conclusions on a review of Mas-Coma et al from 1999 ( 4 ). Considering that this reference is older than 25 years and that the hygienic and living standards of the population of the North of Portugal evolved considerably in these years, as well as in keeping with Harrington et al ( 1 ) who have, themselves, noted that the estimates of prevalence of human liver fluke infections are, in most cases, decades old and probably inaccurate, our up-to-date figures appear to reflect more reliably the actual situation.…”