Infection rate of Opisthorchis viverrini metacercariae in cyprinoid fish from the markets and its association to human opisthorchiasis in the local community in the Northeast Thailand.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.106216
Abstract: The prevalence of Opisthorchis viverrini, a fish-borne zoonotic trematode that can provoke cholangiocarcinoma, is high in the Northeast Thailand. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of O. viverrini metacercariae in the… read more here.
Keywords: viverrini; opisthorchis viverrini; infection; viverrini metacercariae ... See more keywords
Effect of household cleaning solutions and disinfectants on the infectivity of Opisthorchis viverrini metacercariae
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2018.02.020
Abstract: Abstract Opisthorchiasis is caused by infection with Opisthorchis viverrini liver fluke. Humans are infected by ingestion of raw cyprinid fish contaminated with metacercariae. From histories of opisthorchiasis patients it has been found that most of… read more here.
Keywords: viverrini metacercariae; metacercariae; worm recovery; cleaning ... See more keywords