Sayasone, S. and Rasphone, O. and Vanmany, M. and Vounatsou, P. and Utzinger, J. and Tanner, M. and Akkhavong, K. and Hatz, C. and Odermatt, P.. (2012) Severe morbidity due to Opisthorchis viverrini and Schistosoma mekongi infection in Lao PDR. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Vol. 55, H. 6 , e54-e57.
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Abstract
We assessed morbidity due to Opisthorchis viverrini and Schistosoma mekongi infections in 243 individuals in Lao PDR. Morbidity was associated with O. viverrini infection intensity. Co-infection with S. mekongi resulted in excess risk of liver fibrosis and left liver lobe enlargement. The high public health impact of opisthorchiasis warrants control
| Faculties and Departments: | 09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Epidemiology and Public Health (EPH) > Eco System Health Sciences |
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| UniBasel Contributors: | Vounatsou, Penelope and Tanner, Marcel and Hatz, Christoph and Utzinger, Jürg and Odermatt, Peter |
| Item Type: | Article, refereed |
| Article Subtype: | Research Article |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| ISSN: | 1058-4838 |
| Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
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| Last Modified: | 19 Jul 2013 07:44 |
| Deposited On: | 19 Jul 2013 07:43 |
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