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    Current status of Opisthorchiasis in the Mekong Basin
    (2011) Sithithaworn, P; Andrews, R H; Van De, N; Wongsaroj, T; Sinuon, M
    This review highlights the current status and control of liver fluke infections in the Mekong Basin countries where Opisthorchis and Clonorchis are highly endemic. Updated data on prevalence and distribution have been summarized from presentations in the “96 Years of Opisthorchiasis. International Congress of Liver Flukes”. It is disturbing that despite treatment and control programs have been in place for decades, all countries of the Lower Mekong Basin are still highly endemic with O. viverrini and/or C. sinensis as well as alarmingly high levels of CCA incidence. A common pattern that is emerging in each country is the difference in transmission of O. viverrini between lowlands which have high prevalence versus highlands which have low prevalence. This seems to be associated with wetlands, flooding patterns and human movement and settlement. A more concerted effort from all community, educational, public health and government sectors is necessary to successfully combat this fatal liver disease of the poor.
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    Disability weight of Clonorchis sinensis infection : captured from community study and model simulation
    (Public Library of Science, 2011) Men-Bao Qian; Ying-Dan Chen; Yue-Yi Fang; Long-Qi Xu; Ting-Jun Zhu
    Clonorchiasis is among the most neglected tropical diseases. It is caused by ingesting raw or undercooked fish or shrimp containing the larval of Clonorchis sinensis and is mainly endemic in Southeast Asia including China, Korea and Vietnam. The paper calculates the disability weight, which reflects the average degree of loss of life value due to certain chronic disease conditions. Some evidence shows that the disability weight and geometric mean of eggs per gram of feces (GMEPG) fits a logarithmic equation. The disability weight captured in the study may be referred to for estimating the disease burden of C. sinensis infection.