Current status of human liver fluke infections in the Greater Mekong Subregion

B Sripa, AT Suwannatrai, S Sayasone, DT Do, V Khieu… - Acta tropica, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is a trans-national region of the Mekong
River basin in Southeast Asia comprising Cambodia, the People's Republic of China …

Artificial aquatic ecosystems

CC Clifford, JB Heffernan - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
As humans increasingly alter the surface geomorphology of the Earth, a multitude of artificial
aquatic systems have appeared, both deliberately and accidentally. Human modifications to …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling of occupant behavior considering spatial variation: Geostatistical analysis and application based on American time use survey data

Y Li, Y Yamaguchi, J Torriti, Y Shimoda - Energy and Buildings, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous occupant behavior (OB) models that simulate occupancy, activity and action at
home have been developed to improve the accuracy and quality of energy demand …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution and abundance of Opisthorchis viverrini metacercariae in cyprinid fish in Northeastern Thailand

S Pinlaor, S Onsurathum, T Boonmars… - The Korean journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To increase public health awareness for prevention of opisthorchiasis caused by eating raw
freshwater fish, the distribution and abundance of Opisthorchis viverrini metacercariae (OV …

[HTML][HTML] A socio-ecological framework for examining foodborne parasitic infection risk

YC Wang, J Namsanor, A Law, P Sithithaworn - Acta Tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
Human liver fluke infection through the consumption of raw freshwater fish is one of the
foodborne parasitic infections of global concern. Despite decades of health campaign …

Raw fish consumption in liver fluke endemic areas in rural southern Laos

V Xayaseng, K Phongluxa, P van Eeuwijk… - Acta tropica, 2013 - Elsevier
Consumption of raw or insufficiently cooked fish is a major public health concern in
Southeast Asia, and in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), in particular. We …

An ecological study of Bithynia snails, the first intermediate host of Opisthorchis viverrini in northeast Thailand

YC Wang, RCY Ho, CC Feng, J Namsanor… - Acta Tropica, 2015 - Elsevier
Infection with the food-borne trematodiasis, liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini, is a major public
health concern in Southeast Asia. While epidemiology and parasitic incidence in humans …

[HTML][HTML] Masculinity and misinformation: Social dynamics of liver fluke infection risk in Thailand

YC Wang, C Grundy-Warr, J Namsanor… - Parasitology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Liver fluke infection through the consumption of raw or undercooked freshwater fish is a
major public health problem in the Mekong Region. Despite the extensive efforts of liver …

Reservoir animals and their roles in transmission of Opisthorchis viverrini

S Tangkawattana, P Tangkawattana - Advances in Parasitology, 2018 - Elsevier
Although any fish-eating mammals could be potential definitive hosts of Opisthorchis
viverrini, only a few, especially cats and dogs, are actually known reservoir hosts for this …

Patterns of trematode infections of Opisthorchis viverrini (Opisthorchiidae) and Haplorchis taichui (Heterophyidae) in human populations from two villages in …

M Sato, T Pongvongsa, S Sanguankiat… - Journal of …, 2015 - cambridge.org
The liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini, and the minute intestinal fluke, Haplorchis taichui, are
prevalent in many Asian countries. This study analysed the patterns of infections of O …