Epidemiology of Opisthorchis viverrini

被引:201
作者
Sithithaworn, P [1 ]
Haswell-Elkins, M
机构
[1] Khon Kaen Univ, Fac Med, Dept Parasitol, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
[2] Univ Queensland, Dept Community Hlth, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
关键词
epidemiology; Opisthorchis viverrini; CHCA; liver fluke; food borne trematodes; population biology; northeast Thailand;
D O I
10.1016/j.actatropica.2003.02.001
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
Opisthorchis viverrini is a food home trematode, important because of the sheer numbers of people infected and its serious morbidities such as hepatobiliary diseases and cholangiocarcinoma (CHCA). Although infections are identified throughout Southeast Asia, the epi-center is northeast Thailand, where high prevalence coexists with a high incidence of CHCA. In this review, we present the basic population features and the factors influencing transmission between the different hosts. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:187 / 194
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