An Epidemiological Survey of Opisthorchis viverrini Infection in a Lightly Infected Community, Eastern Thailand.

ABSTRACT: Human liver fluke infection caused by Opisthorchis viverrini increases the risk of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) reported along the Mekong basin including Thailand, Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR), Cambodia, and Vietnam. The highest incidence of CCA has been reported in northeastern Thailand where liver fluke infection is prevalent. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of O. viverrini infection in a northeastern-descendent community in rural Sa Kaeo Province, eastern Thailand, using stool examination and molecular technique. The Kato-Katz method was performed to determine eggs per gram (EPG) for infection intensity. Phosphate-buffered saline-ethyl acetate concentration was used to prepare specimens for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment lengt

SUBMITTER: Boondit J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7124929 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature