Epidemiology of food-borne trematodes and other parasite infections in a fishing community on the Nam Ngum reservoir, Lao PDR

• Main Authors: Sithithaworn P., Sukavat K., Vannachone B., Sophonphong K., Ben-Embarek P., Petney T., Andrews R.
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2014
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Food-borne trematodes (FBT) are important causes of parasitic infections in many Asian countries. Parasitological surveys in Xai Udom, a small fishing community on the Nam Ngum reservoir, Lao People's Democratic Republic, revealed an overall parasitic infection rate in May 1999 of 68.8% (n=173)...