• Species in the genus Opisthorchis include: Opisthorchis chabaudi Bourgat & Kulo, 1977 Opisthorchis felineus (Rivolta, 1884) Opisthorchis gomtii Mehra, 1941 Opisthorchis parasiluri Long & Lee Opisthorchis viverrini Poirier, 1886 The species known as Clonorchis sinensis has sometimes been reclassified into the genus Opisthorchis. (wikipedia.org)
  • We chose to investigate metacercariae in fish to avoid the un- Figure.Morphologicappearanceofdifferentstagesof Opisthorchis viverrini flukes.A) certainty of identifications based on Encystedmetacercariae.Scalebarindicates30m.B)Metacercariaereleasedfromcyst. (cdc.gov)
  • Liver fluke infection of Opisthorchis viverrini (O. viverrini) is closely associated with several hepatobiliarydiseases including cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), but no reports have described these diseases in chronic andlong-standing experimental opisthorchiasis in hamsters more than 10 months of age. (waocp.org)
  • 2009). 'Cholangiocarcinoma in Experimental Hamsters with Long-standing Opisthorchis viverrini Infection', Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention , 10(2), pp. 299-302. (waocp.org)
  • Infection in the biliary system from Ascaris lumbricoides or from trematodes, such as Clonorchis sinensis and Opisthorchis viverrini, often results in significant epithelial damage. (medscape.com)
  • Design A nested case-control study within the cohort study was conducted: 219 participants with primary CCA were each matched with two non-cancer controls from the same cohort on sex, age at recruitment and the presence/absence of Opisthorchis viverrini eggs in stools. (bmj.com)
  • In addition, the Helicobacter pylori bacterium as well as the Opisthorchis viverrini, Clonorchis sinensis, and Schistosoma haematobium helminths have been also defined as class 1 carcinogens to humans. (biomedcentral.com)
  • While the tool has been used in other species before, it was unknown if it could be applied to Schistosoma mansoni and Opisthorchis viverrini, the parasites responsible for schistosomiasis and liver fluke infection. (medindia.net)
  • 9trem-a0a075acd6 Opisthorchis viverrini. (inra.fr)
  • Uncharacterized protein , 9trem-a0a074zlq9 Opisthorchis viverrini. (inra.fr)
  • Uncharacterized protein , 9trem-a0a074zi68 Opisthorchis viverrini. (inra.fr)
  • 1. Chemotherapy: preventive chemotherapy will be administered for soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and opisthorchis viverrini (OV) to animals (cats and dogs) and humans. (who.int)
  • Opisthorchiasis is infection with Opisthorchis viverrini (Southeast Asian liver fluke) or O. felineus (cat liver fluke), which are acquired by eating infected raw or undercooked fish that contains infectious metacercariae (encysted stage). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Red-rim melania is an intermediate host of Paragonimus westermani , (Oriental lung fluke), Metagonimus trematode, Clonorchis sinensis (Chinese liver fluke), Opisthorchis sinensis , Philophthalmus sp . (usgs.gov)
  • BILTRICIDE (praziquantel) is indicated for the treatment of infections due to: all species of schistosoma (for example, Schistosoma mekongi, Schistosoma japonicum, Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma hematobium ), and infections due to the liver flukes, Clonorchis sinensis/Opisthorchis viverrini (approval of this indication was based on studies in which the two species were not differentiated). (rxlist.com)
  • He chose Rivolta's Opisthorchis felineus as the type species. (wikipedia.org)
  • Chronic O. felineus infections may also involve the pancreatic ducts.Diagnosis of Opisthorchis infection is based on microscopic identification of parasite eggs in stool specimens. (cdc.gov)
  • Eating infected fish can result in Opisthorchis infection. (cdc.gov)
  • By the end of the 19th century, Distoma contained so many species that Raphaël Blanchard introduced the genus Opisthorchis for elongated flat flukes with testes in the posterior end of the body. (wikipedia.org)
  • Opisthorchidae and other families, with a description of a new species of Opisthorchis. (wikipedia.org)
  • A total of 4 fish species were in- Opisthorchis chis fluke metacercariae ( 7 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The aim of the proposed PhD study program is to study the life cycle and the zoonotic potential of a new Opisthorchis species that was discovered recently by my research group in ducks in Central Vietnam. (itg.be)
  • 4. To identify risk factors of Opisthorchiasis caused by the new Opisthorchis species. (itg.be)
  • Opisthorchis is a genus of flukes in the family Opisthorchiidae. (wikipedia.org)
  • From the Greek opisthen (behind) and orchis (testicle), Opisthorchis is a genus of trematode flatworms whose testes are located in the posterior end of the body. (wikipedia.org)
  • Safe and effective medication is available to treat Opisthorchis infections. (cdc.gov)
  • Infected fish origi- of Southeast Asia, Opisthorchis viver- cal aeration to the Research Institute nated predominantly from so-called rini, is only circumstantial. (cdc.gov)
  • The life cycle of Opisthorchis requires both snails and fish. (msdmanuals.com)
  • fish (online Technical tified as Opisthorchis spp. (cdc.gov)
  • but this oculated with the Opisthorchis meta- Appendix Table 1) are not eaten raw. (cdc.gov)
  • Opisthorchis viverrini and opisthorchiasis: a historical review and future perspective. (nih.gov)
  • Opisthorchis viverrini and Clonorchis sinensis, the 2 major species of small liver flukes (family Opisthorchiidae), cause chronic inflammation in the bile duct, which leads to cholangitis and cirrhosis of the liver, and are a predisposing factor for cholangiocarcinoma ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • 3) trematodes such as Metagonimus and Heterophyes (small intestinal flukes), Clonorchis and Opisthorchis (liver flukes). (wikitropica.org)
  • Opisthorchis is a genus of flukes in the family Opisthorchiidae. (wikipedia.org)
  • By the end of the 19th century, Distoma contained so many species that Raphaël Blanchard introduced the genus Opisthorchis for elongated flat flukes with testes in the posterior end of the body. (wikipedia.org)
  • We chose to investigate metacercariae in fish to avoid the un- Figure.Morphologicappearanceofdifferentstagesof Opisthorchis viverrini flukes.A) certainty of identifications based on Encystedmetacercariae.Scalebarindicates30m.B)Metacercariaereleasedfromcyst. (cdc.gov)
  • Four out of five of the worms my brain associates with fish are too long or wrong morphology: Diphyllobothrium latum (an enormously long, segmented, and very cool tapeworm, my favorite), clonorchis and opisthorchis (flukes), anisakis (a nematode around 2 cm in size). (microbe.tv)
  • Tribendimidine could be an alternative drug that has been successfully tested for Opisthorchis viverrini and Clonorchis sinensis infections. (nih.gov)
  • Opisthorchis viverrini is a food borne trematode, important because of the sheer numbers of people infected and its serious morbidities such as hepatobiliary diseases and cholangiocarcinoma (CHCA). (nih.gov)
  • Genetic markers for the identification and characterization of Opisthorchis viverrini, a medically important food borne trematode in Southeast Asia. (nih.gov)
  • However, the fluke may have been mentioned by Karl Rudolphi in 1819, and in 1831, Gurlt published a textbook that included a drawing of a fluke that was almost certainly Opisthorchis. (wikipedia.org)
  • A) Adult Opisthorchis viverrini liver fluke (length 12.0 mm) isolated from a human after chemotherapy and purgation in Takeo Province, Cambodia, showing the characteristic morphology of the two 4-5-lobulated testes. (cdc.gov)
  • Characterization and localization of Opisthorchis viverrini fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase. (kku.ac.th)