title: The food-borne trematode zoonoses of Vietnam.
abstract: During the past couple of decades, numerous surveys for the occurrence and distribution of food-borne trematodes in Vietnam have been carried out. However, the majority of the data obtained have not been published in international journals, and therefore, the seriousness of these trematode parasitic zoonoses in the country has not been fully appreciated. To correct this, over 40 Vietnamese language reports and local publications were translated and organized as a status review for an international audience. The results show that such serious trematode zoonoses as clonorchiasis, opisthorchiasis, paragonimiasis and fascioliasis are common in many regions of Vietnam, and, in the case of fascioliasis and paragonimiasis, are increasing. Data on the species of intermediate hosts involved in the transmission of these zoonoses, and the effect of host sex and age on infection frequencies are presented, along with findings on food preference/behavior investigations. Finally, the authors present recommendations for further research to provide a more comprehensive picture of the status of these zoonoses, and to obtain the risk assessment information needed to design prevention and control programs.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Nguyen Van
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: De
authors.forename: K Darwin
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Murrell
authors.forename: Le Dinh
authors.initials: le D
authors.lastname: Cong
authors.forename: Phung Dac
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Cam
authors.forename: Le Van
authors.initials: le V
authors.lastname: Chau
authors.forename: Nguyen Duy
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Toan
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dalsgaard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D003445:Crustacea / Q000469:parasitology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes / Q000469:parasitology; D016266:Food Parasitology; D005518:Food Preferences; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012722:Sewage; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012758:Shellfish / Q000469:parasitology; D014200:Trematoda / Q000145:classification*; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage