Transmission of Opisthorchis viverrini, Schistosoma mekongi and soil-transmitted helminthes on the Mekong Islands, Southern Lao PDR

Transmission of Opisthorchis viverrini, Schistosoma mekongi and soil-transmitted helminthes on the Mekong Islands, Southern Lao PDR

Abstract Background Prevalence of Opisthorchis viverrini, Schistosoma mekongi and soil-transmitted helminths (STH) remains high in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), despite control efforts including mass-drug administration, education and communication campaigns. New approaches are require...

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Main Authors: Youthanavanh Vonghachack, Peter Odermatt, Keoka Taisayyavong, Souphanh Phounsavath, Kongsap Akkhavong, Somphou Sayasone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Opisthorchis viverrini
Schistosoma mekongi
Animal hosts
Bithynia species.
Neotricula aperta
Cyprinidae fish
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-017-0343-x

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