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.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33846809160&partnerID=40&md5=60fb68b0545f513d5598a5806a1f757d; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2015
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

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)...