Department of Life Sciences, FM University, Balasore, India
Mini Review
Balancing Biomedical and Ecological Views in the Study of
Liver Fluke
Author(s): Sargam Thapa* and Manish Purohit
Opisthorchis viverrini, Clonorchis sinensis, and Opisthorchis felineus are considered to be of significant global public health importance, with an
estimated 700 million people at risk of infection and 10, 35, and 1.6 million infected, respectively, in their contiguous geographic ranges spanning
Central to East and Southeast Asia. In the literature, O. viverrini (Ov) is portrayed as causing hepatobiliary illness, sometimes referred to clinically
as 'Opisthochiasis,' particularly cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), presuming a causative chain including raw fish eating, followed by infection with this
liver fluke, leading to cancer... Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2329-9002.2022.10.247
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