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Laboratory tests typically reveal elevated white blood cell counts and absolute or relative eosinophilia. The Department of Medical Parasitology at the Institute for Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Center of Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, is the national reference center for FH infestations in Austria. In this study, we assessed all confirmed human FH infestation cases between 1955 and 2025 and retrospectively analyzed their demographic, clinical, laboratory, and imaging data. In all, 64 human FH infestations were recorded. Although some patients were asymptomatic, most had fever, abdominal pain, hepatosplenomegaly, and elevated liver parameters. Pancreatitis, diarrhea, pulmonary symptoms, weight loss, or skin lesions, mainly urticaria, were present in a few cases. During the observation period, the diagnosed cases gradually increased decade by decade, largely due to improved diagnostic tests for FH. 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