Spatial Distribution of, and Risk Factors for, Opisthorchis viverrini Infection in Southern Lao PDR

BACKGROUND: Opisthorchis viverrini is a food-borne trematode species that might give rise to biliary diseases and the fatal cholangiocarcinoma. In Lao PDR, an estimated 2.5 million individuals are infected with O. viverrini, but epidemiological studies are scarce and the spatial distribution of infe...

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Autores principales: Forrer, Armelle, Sayasone, Somphou, Vounatsou, Penelope, Vonghachack, Youthanavanh, Bouakhasith, Dalouny, Vogt, Steffen, Glaser, Rüdiger, Utzinger, Jürg, Akkhavong, Kongsap, Odermatt, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3279336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22348157
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001481

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3279336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22348157
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001481

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