Exceptionally high prevalence of infection of Bithynia siamensis goniomphalos with Opisthorchis viverrini cercariae in different wetlands in Thailand and Lao PDR

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 464-469

  Kiatsopit, Nadda ^a   Sithithaworn, Paiboon ^a   Saijuntha, Weerachai ^b   Boonmars, Thidarut ^a   Tesana, Smarn ^a   Sithithaworn, Jiraporn ^a   Petney, Trevor N ^c   Andrews, Ross H ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHASARAKHAM UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BITHYNIA SIAMENSIS GONIOMPHALOS; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; LAOS; NONHUMAN; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI; PREVALENCE; SNAIL; THAILAND; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LAOS; OPISTHORCHIASIS; OPISTHORCHIS; PREVALENCE; RIVERS; SNAILS; THAILAND; WETLANDS;

ANIMALIA; BITHYNIA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; GASTROPODA; OPISTHORCHIS VIVERRINI;

EID: 84859597719     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0217     Document Type: Article

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