Prevalence of Opisthorchis viverrini infection among villagers harboring Opisthorchis-like eggs

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2001, Pages 23-26

  Sukontason, Kabkaew L ^a   Sukontason, Kom ^a   Piangjai, Somsak ^a   Pungpak, Swangjai ^b   Radomyos, Prayong ^b  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; COLORING AGENT; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; THAILAND; TREMATODE; TREMATODIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; COLORING AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FECES; HETEROPHYIDAE; HUMANS; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE; PRAZIQUANTEL; PREVALENCE; THAILAND; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

EID: 0035552232     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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