The systematics and population genetics of Opisthorchis viverrini sensu lato: Implications in parasite epidemiology and bile duct cancer

Parasitology International

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-37

  Sithithaworn, Paiboon ^a   Andrews, Ross H ^a   Petney, Trevor N ^b   Saijuntha, Weerachai ^c   Laoprom, Nonglak ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c MAHASARAKHAM UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cholangiocarcinoma; Genetic variation; Opisthorchiasis; Opisthorchis viverrini sensu lato; Population genetics; Systematic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILE DUCT CARCINOMA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CYPRINIFORMES; DNA DETERMINATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI; OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI SENSU LATO; POPULATION GENETICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAIL; THAILAND; TREMATODE LIFE CYCLE STAGE; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; BILE DUCT NEOPLASMS; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; CYPRINIDAE; DISEASE VECTORS; ENZYMES; FISH DISEASES; GENETIC VARIATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAOS; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS; SNAILS; THAILAND;

OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI;

EID: 82655181875     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: 18730329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2011.07.020     Document Type: Article

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