Spatial distribution of, and risk factors for, Opisthorchis viverrini infection in southern Lao PDR.
BACKGROUND: Opisthorchis viverrini is a food-borne trematode species that might give rise to biliary diseases and the fatal cholangiocarcinoma. In Lao PDR, an estimated 2.5 million individuals are infected with O. viverrini, but epidemiological studies are scarce and the spatial distribution of infe...
Main Authors: | Armelle Forrer, Somphou Sayasone, Penelope Vounatsou, Youthanavanh Vonghachack, Dalouny Bouakhasith, Steffen Vogt, Rüdiger Glaser, Jürg Utzinger, Kongsap Akkhavong, Peter Odermatt |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3279336?pdf=render |
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