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Opisthorchis viverrini infection in the snail and fish intermediate hosts in Central Vietnam.
Acta tropica - 1 Jun 2017
Dao Ha Thanh Thi, Dermauw Veronique, Gabriël Sarah, Suwannatrai Apiporn, Tesana Smarn, Nguyen Giang Thanh Thi, Dorny Pierre
Abstract excerpt
Opisthorchis viverrini, a carcinogenic fish borne fluke, requires freshwater snails and fish as intermediate hosts. Opisthorchiasis is endemic in parts of Southeast Asia, including Central and South Vietnam. In this region the transmission by intermediate hosts has received little attention. Therefore, freshwater snails and wild fish from Bau My Tho, an opisthorchiasis endemic area in Binh Dinh Province were...
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