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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Opisthorchis viverrini Infection in Sakon Nakhon Province, Thailand
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022 Opisthorchiasis is a parasitic infection caused by the liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini. This parasite is widely distributed and well documented in Thailand, Lao PDR, Southern Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar.
Pariyakorn Perakanya +6 more
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Prevalence of Opisthorchis viverrini-like fluke infection in ducks in Binh Dinh Province, Central Vietnam [PDF]
, 2016 Following the first report of Opisthorchis viverrini infection in a domestic duck in Phu My District of Binh Dinh Province, Central Vietnam, many other cases were observed in the province. We determined the infection rate and intensity of O.
Abatih, Emmanuel +7 more
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Discovery of Serotransferrin Glycoforms: Novel Markers for Diagnosis of Liver Periductal Fibrosis and Prediction of Cholangiocarcinoma. [PDF]
, 2019 Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) caused by chronic liver fluke infection is a major public health problem in Northeast Thailand. Identification of CCA risk groups is urgently needed for the control of CCA in this region.
Barboza, Mariana +10 more
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Opisthorchis viverrini: The carcinogenic human liver fluke [PDF]
World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2008 Opisthorchiasis caused by Opisthorchis viverrini remains a major public health problem in many parts of Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Lao PDR, Vietnam and Cambodia. The infection is associated with a number of hepatobiliary diseases, including cholangitis, obstructive jaundice, hepatomegaly, cholecystitis and cholelithiasis.
Natthawut, Kaewpitoon +3 more
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Opisthorchiasis-associated biliary stones: light and scanning electron microscopic study [PDF]
, 2004 Aim: Biliary stones are frequently encountered in areas endemic for opisthorchiasis in Thailand. The present study was to describe the prevalence and pathogenesis of these stones. Methods: Gallstones and/or common bile duct stones and bile specimens from
Haswell-Elkins, M. R. +3 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 BackgroundBithynia siamensis goniomphalos is the snail intermediate host of the liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini, the leading cause of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) in the Greater Mekong sub-region of Thailand.
Sattrachai Prasopdee +7 more
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Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2021 Background: Opisthorchis viverrini is one of the endemic helminths in Thailand. Nonetheless, O. viverrini still exist and raise concerns regarding public health. This study aimed to evaluate the current prevalence of O.
Chaiwat Srithai +3 more
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Carcinogenic Liver Fluke Secretes Extracellular Vesicles That Promote Cholangiocytes to Adopt a Tumorigenic Phenotype. [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Throughout Asia, there is an unprecedented link between cholangiocarcinoma and infection with the liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini. Multiple processes, including chronic inflammation and secretion of parasite proteins into the biliary ...
Bethony, Jeffrey M +15 more
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Opisthorchis viverrini infection is an emerging disease in Cambodia, especially in central and southeastern areas. However, its status in northern areas bordering Lao PDR has been relatively unknown.
Bong-Kwang Jung +11 more
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The ultrastructure of helminth. VI. The body wall of Opisthorchis viverrini (Poirier, 1886) [PDF]
, 1971 Electron microscopy of the body wall of Opisthorchis viverrini shows the integument which is connected to the epidermal cell with fine protoplasmic tubules, to form a syncytium, as in Clonorchis sinensis and other trematodes.
Inatomi, Seiiti +4 more
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