Evidence of a species complex within the food-borne trematode Opisthorchis viverrini and possible co-evolution with their first intermediate hosts

The food-borne trematodes, Opisthorchis viverrini, O. felineus and Clonorchis sinensis, have long been recognized as the cause of major human health problems, with an estimated 40 million infected persons. Of the three species of liver fluke, only O. viverrini is classified as a type 1 carcinogen be...

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Main Authors: Saijuntha, Weerachai, Sithithaworn, Paiboon, Wongkham, Sopit, Laha, Thewarach, Pipitgool, Vichit, Tesana, Smarn, Chilton, Neil B., Petney, Trevor N., Andrews, Ross H.
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Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier Science 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2150547/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17275001
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.12.008
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