OPISTHORCHIS-VIVERRINI AND CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA IN NORTHEAST THAILAND

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作者
HASWELLELKINS, MR [1 ]
SITHITHAWORN, P [1 ]
ELKINS, D [1 ]
机构
[1] KHON KAEN UNIV,FAC MED,DEPT PARASITOL,KHON KAEN,THAILAND
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PARASITOLOGY TODAY | 1992年 / 8卷 / 03期
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10.1016/0169-4758(92)90241-S
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R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
Population-based research is beginning to show clearly the devastating impact that Opisthorchis viverrini infection has on the Laos-descendent population of Northeast Thailand who love to eat uncooked meat and fish, one of which being the parasite's intermediate host: cyprinoid fish. Here, Melissa Haswell-Elkins, Paiboon Sithithaworn and David Elkins discuss the parasite's life cycle and epidemiology, highlighting the close relationship between this infection and bile duct carcinoma, which is a major cause of death among adults in rural Northeast Thailand.
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