Spatial Distribution of, and Risk Factors for, Opisthorchis viverrini Infection in Southern Lao PDR

The liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini mainly occurs in Lao PDR and Thailand. Humans become infected through the consumption of raw or insufficiently cooked freshwater fish. Chronic infections may lead to severe liver (bile duct) diseases that eventually develop into a bile duct cancer with extremel...

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Main Authors: Forrer, Armelle, Sayasone, Somphou, Vounatsou, Penelope, Vonghachack, Youthanavanh, Bouakhasith, Dalouny, Vogt, Steffen, Glaser, Rüdiger, Utzinger, Jürg, Akkhavong, Kongsap, Odermatt, Peter
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3279336/