Sayasone, Somphou; Rasphone, Oroth; Vanmany, Monely; Vounatsou, Penelope; Utzinger, Jürg; Tanner, Marcel; Akkhavong, Kongsap; Hatz, Christoph; Odermatt, Peter (2012). Severe morbidity due to Opisthorchis viverrini and Schistosoma mekongi infection in Lao People's Democratic Republic. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 55(6):e54-e57.
We assessed morbidity due to Opisthorchis viverrini and Schistosoma mekongi infections in 243 individuals in Lao People's Democratic Republic. Morbidity was associated with O. viverrini infection intensity. Coinfection with S. mekongi resulted in excess risk of liver fibrosis and left liver lobe enlargement. The high public health impact of opisthorchiasis warrants control.
We assessed morbidity due to Opisthorchis viverrini and Schistosoma mekongi infections in 243 individuals in Lao People's Democratic Republic. Morbidity was associated with O. viverrini infection intensity. Coinfection with S. mekongi resulted in excess risk of liver fibrosis and left liver lobe enlargement. The high public health impact of opisthorchiasis warrants control.
| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed, original work |
|---|---|
| Communities & Collections: | 04 Faculty of Medicine > Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute (EBPI) |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 610 Medicine & health |
| Scopus Subject Areas: | Health Sciences > Microbiology (medical)
Health Sciences > Infectious Diseases |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Deposited On: | 18 Jan 2013 07:37 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jul 2022 13:01 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| ISSN: | 1058-4838 |
| OA Status: | Hybrid |
| Free access at: | Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply. |
| Publisher DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cis528 |
| PubMed ID: | 22670046 |
Sayasone, Somphou