Current status of Opisthorchiasis in the Mekong Basin

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dc.contributor.authorSithithaworn, P
dc.contributor.authorAndrews, R H
dc.contributor.authorVan De, N
dc.contributor.authorWongsaroj, T
dc.contributor.authorSinuon, M
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-01T19:03:39Z
dc.date.available2012-08-01T19:03:39Z
dc.date.copyright2011
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en
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dc.identifier.citationSithithaworn, P., Andrews, R. H., Van De, N., Wongsaroj, T., Sinuon, M., Odermatt, P., … Sripa, B. (2012). The current status of opisthorchiasis and clonorchiasis in the Mekong Basin. Parasitology International, 61 (1): 10-16. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2011.08.014en
dc.identifier.issn1383-5769
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/49956
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.journalParasitology International
dc.subjectOPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINIen
dc.subjectCLONORCHIS SINENSISen
dc.subjectPREVALENCEen
dc.subjectLOWER MEKONG BASINen
dc.subjectCURRENT STATUSen
dc.subjectLIVER DISEASES--PARASITICen
dc.subjectHEALTH STATISTICSen
dc.subjectENDEMIC DISEASESen
dc.titleCurrent status of Opisthorchiasis in the Mekong Basinen
dc.typeAbstracten
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