Severe morbidity due to Opisthorchis viverrini and Schistosoma mekongi infection in Lao People's Democratic Republic.
We assessed morbidity due to Opisthorchis viverrini and Schistosoma mekongi infections in 243 individuals in Lao People's Democratic Republic. Morbidity was associated with O. viverrini infection intensity. Coinfection with S. mekongi resulted in excess risk of liver fibrosis and left liver lobe enlargement. The high public health impact of opisthorchiasis warrants control.
National Institute of Public Health, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR.
Somphou
S
Sayasone
Oroth
O
Rasphone
Monely
M
Vanmany
Penelope
P
Vounatsou
Jürg
J
Utzinger
Marcel
M
Tanner
Kongsap
K
Akkhavong
Christoph
C
Hatz
Peter
P
Odermatt
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D060085:Coinfection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007812:Laos / Q000453:epidemiology; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009889:Opisthorchiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D009891:Opisthorchis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015995:Prevalence; D012547:Schistosoma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D055815:Young Adult