Severe Morbidity Due to Opisthorchis viverrini and Schistosoma mekongi Infection in Lao People's Democratic Republic | Zendy

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Severe Morbidity Due to Opisthorchis viverrini and Schistosoma mekongi Infection in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Author(s) -

Somphou Sayasone,

Oroth Rasphone,

Monely Vanmany,

Penelope Vounatsou,

Jürg Utzinger,

Marcel Tanner,

Kongsap Akkhavong,

Christoph Hatz,

Peter Odermatt

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cis528

Subject(s) - opisthorchis viverrini , opisthorchiasis , medicine , helminthiasis , coinfection , opisthorchis , immunology , helminths , liver fluke , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)

We assessed morbidity due to Opisthorchis viverrini and Schistosoma mekongi infections in 243 individuals in Lao People's Democratic Republic. Morbidity was associated with O. viverrini infection intensity. Coinfection with S. mekongi resulted in excess risk of liver fibrosis and left liver lobe enlargement. The high public health impact of opisthorchiasis warrants control.

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