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Performance of Mini Parasep® SF stool concentrator kit, Kato-Katz, and formalin-ethyl acetate concentration methods for diagnosis of opisthorchiasis in Northeast Thailand

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Introduction: Infection with the carcinogenic fish-borne trematode Opisthorchis viverrini, known as opisthorchiasis, is a major cause of biliary cancer (cholangiocarcinoma). Despite decades of disease prevention and control in Thailand, the parasite remains endemic. Here we apply a novel antigen assay for mass screening of opisthorchiasis and compare the prevalence against the conventional examination and analyze risk factors associated with current O. viverrini infection. Materials and metho...

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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1186/s13071-022-05338-z

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0000-0001-6114-6554
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10.13039/100004440
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215919/Z/19/Z
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10.13039/501100004704


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BioMed Central
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Parasites & Vectors More from this journal
Volume:
15
Issue:
1
Pages:
234-234
Article number:
234
Publication date:
2022-06-27
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1756-3305
ISSN:
1756-3305


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English
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1933117
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pubs:1933117
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W4283593819
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2026-06-10
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