Publication: Intestinal fluke infections in Southeast Asia.
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1991-12-01
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01251562
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Mahidol University
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The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health. Vol.22 Suppl, (1991), 158-162
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J. Waikagul Intestinal fluke infections in Southeast Asia.. The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health. Vol.22 Suppl, (1991), 158-162. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/22070
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Intestinal fluke infections in Southeast Asia.
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Abstract
Twenty-three species of intestinal flukes reported in man in Southeast Asia are assigned to seven families: Echinostomatidae, Fasciolidae, Heterophyidae, Lecithodriidae, Microphallidae, Paramphistomatidae and Plagiorchiidae. The majority of species belongs to the Heterophyidae and Echinostomatidae families. Common species are Fasciolopsis buski, Echinostoma ilocanum, E. malayanum, E. revolutum and Haplorchis yokogawai. The countries where large number of species were reported are Thailand (14 species), Philippines (12 species), Indonesia (8 species) and Malaysia (4 species). Only one species was recognized in Laos, and Vietnam. Several species reported in man in the other regions, were reported in animals in Southeast Asia. It is possible that these are present in humans but have not yet been reported.