Opisthorchis viverrini: an underestimated parasite in world health

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 497-501

  Andrews, Ross H ^a   Sithithaworn, Paiboon ^b   Petney, Trevor N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI; PARASITE CONTROL; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS; PREVALENCE;

OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI;

EID: 54349104861     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2008.08.011     Document Type: Article

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