Low-Grade Endemicity of Opisthorchiasis, Yangon, Myanmar
We performed an epidemiologic survey of opisthorchiasis in Yangon, Myanmar. The fecal egg-positive rate of residents was 0.7%, and we recovered an adult fluke after chemotherapy and purging of an egg-positive resident. We detected Opisthorchis viverrini metacercariae in freshwater fish. We found the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/7/19-0495_article |