title: Opisthorchiasis and intestinal fluke infections in northern Thailand.
abstract: Four hundred and thirty-one residents from 16 provinces in northern Thailand who had previously been found positive for Opisthorchis viverrini or Opisthorchis viverrini-like eggs were given praziquantel 40 mg/kg. The stool was collected for 4 to 6 times and examined for adult worms. The prevalence of Opisthorchis viverrini in this group was 11.6%. Intestinal flukes, Haplorchis taichui and Haplorchis yokogawai, were predominantly found in 63.11% and 10.44% respectively. Other intestinal flukes (Centrocestus caninus, Echinostoma malayanum, Haplorchis pumilio, Phaneropsolus bonnei, Plagiorchid flukes, Prosthodendrium molenkampi and Stellantchasmus falcatus) were also found in small numbers.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Radomyos
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wongsaroj
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wilairatana
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Radomyos
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Praevanich
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Meesomboon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jongsuksuntikul
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000980:Antiplatyhelmintic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D009889:Opisthorchiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015995:Prevalence; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D014200:Trematoda; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000980:Antiplatyhelmintic Agents; D011223:Praziquantel