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Evidence of a species complex within the food-borne trematode Opisthorchis viverrini and possible co-evolution with their first intermediate hosts.
International journal for parasitology - 1 May 2007
Saijuntha Weerachai, Sithithaworn Paiboon, Wongkham Sopit, Laha Thewarach, Pipitgool Vichit, Tesana Smarn, Chilton Neil B, Petney Trevor N, Andrews Ross H
Abstract excerpt
The food-borne trematodes, Opisthorchis viverrini, O. felineus and Clonorchis sinensis, have long been recognized as the cause of major human health problems, with an estimated 40 million infected persons. Of the three species of liver fluke, only O. viverrini is classified as a type 1 carcinogen because of its role as an initiator of chronic inflammation and the subsequent development of cholangiocarcinoma. At...
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