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Although traditionally described as having an indirect life cycle involving carnivorous definitive hosts and herbivorous intermediate hosts, emerging evidence suggests greater complexity in transmission pathways and host associations, with some observations raising the possibility of a direct life cycle. In Australia,\n                    <jats:italic>L. serrata<\/jats:italic>\n                    , likely introduced through domestic animals and livestock during colonisation, is now well established across both introduced and native hosts, indicating sustained transmission at the wildlife\u2013livestock\u2013human interface, although human infection has not been reported. Recognised transmission pathways, via ingestion of eggs from environmental contamination or infective nymphs in raw or undercooked offal, are plausible in Australia. 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