Mothers’ Opisthorchis viverrini infection status and raw fish dish consumption in Lao People’s Democratic Republic: determinants of child infection status
Abstract Background Opisthorchis viverrini (Ov) infection is one of the foodborne trematodiases, which is highly endemic in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). The infection occurs especially when people eat raw fish containing Ov metacercariae. As eating raw fish is a traditional culture in Lao...
Main Authors: | Hitomi Araki, Ken Ing Cherng Ong, Lavy Lorphachan, Pheovaly Soundala, Moritoshi Iwagami, Akira Shibanuma, Bouasy Hongvanthong, Paul T. Brey, Shigeyuki Kano, Masamine Jimba |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-08-01
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Series: | Tropical Medicine and Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-018-0112-y |
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