title: Paragonimiasis in Nan Province, northern Thailand.
abstract: Two cases of paragonimiasis were identified within the hill-tribe population living on the Thai-Laotian border of Nan Province, northern Thailand, where information on Paragonimus was then still limited. The patients were in the habit of eating improperly cooked crabs and freshwater prawns. A survey for natural intermediate hosts to complete the life cycle was in progress at that time, and the detection of paragonimiasis cases indicated that there was persistence of paragonimiasis in the endemic area of Nan Province.
authors.affiliation: Department of Helminthology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. tmdwl@mahidol.ac.th
authors.forename: Dorn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Watthanakulpanich
authors.forename: Jitra
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waikagul
authors.forename: Paron
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dekumyoy
authors.forename: Panida
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Muangkhum
authors.forename: Rangson
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Praevanit
authors.forename: Srisuchart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mongkhonmu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D003371:Cough / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D016266:Food Parasitology; D006801:Humans; D010237:Paragonimiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D010238:Paragonimus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000469:parasitology; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D012758:Shellfish / Q000469:parasitology; D013183:Sputum / Q000469:parasitology; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis