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Concerted Action Is Needed to Tackle Liver Fluke Infections in Asia

Author(s) -

Banchob Sripa

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

plos neglected tropical diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.99

H-Index - 135

eISSN - 1935-2735

pISSN - 1935-2727

DOI - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000232

Subject(s) - opisthorchis viverrini , clonorchis sinensis , liver fluke , opisthorchis , public health , clonorchiasis , neglected tropical diseases , environmental health , sanitation , global health , biology , medicine , immunology , helminths , pathology

Human liver fluke infection caused by Clonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis viverrini, and O. felineus remains a major public health problem, affecting the poor in the poorest regions of Asia. An estimated 45 million people are infected and more than 600 million are at risk of these infections [1],[2]. This Viewpoint highlights the distribution of the infection, clinical features, neglect of liver fluke infection, and how the global health community can help to eradicate the infection in Asia.

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