Opisthorchis felineus and Metorchis bilis are the main agents of liver fluke infection of humans in Russia

Abstract Liver fluke infections are gradually transforming from a local problem of individual geographic regions to a widespread problem. The observed expansion is likely to be connected with the ever-increasing intensity of traffic flow and migration of the infected carriers between cities, regions...

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Published in:Parasitology international 2012-03, Vol.61 (1), p.25-31
Main Authors: Mordvinov, Viatcheslav A, Yurlova, Natalia I, Ogorodova, Ludmila M, Katokhin, Aleksey V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
cities
diagnostic techniques
epidemiology
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
genetic markers
Host-Parasite Interactions
human diseases
Humans
Infectious Disease
liver flukes
Metorchis
Metorchis bilis
Opisthorchiasis - diagnosis
Opisthorchiasis - epidemiology
Opisthorchiasis - parasitology
Opisthorchiasis - therapy
Opisthorchidae - anatomy & histology
Opisthorchidae - genetics
Opisthorchidae - physiology
Opisthorchiidae
Opisthorchiidiases
Opisthorchis
Opisthorchis - anatomy & histology
Opisthorchis - genetics
Opisthorchis - physiology
Opisthorchis felineus
parasitology
prognosis
Russia
Species Specificity
Species-specific identification
therapeutics
traffic
Trematoda
trematode infections
Trematode Infections - diagnosis
Trematode Infections - epidemiology
Trematode Infections - parasitology
Trematode Infections - therapy
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Summary:Abstract Liver fluke infections are gradually transforming from a local problem of individual geographic regions to a widespread problem. The observed expansion is likely to be connected with the ever-increasing intensity of traffic flow and migration of the infected carriers between cities, regions, and countries. Opisthorchis felineus , the trematode belonging to the family Opisthorchiidae, is a well known causative agent of the infection called opisthorchiasis. Metorchis bilis , also a member of the family Opisthorchiidae, causes metorchiasis, a disease very close to opisthorchiasis in symptomatology. Genetic markers can be used to develop methods for differential diagnostics of these diseases. However, the questions connected with epidemiology of these trematode infections, their clinical characteristics, prognosis and therapy remain open. This review briefs the general biological characteristics of O. felineus and M. bilis persisting in various countries of Eurasia, their geographical range, epidemiology and molecular diagnostics of these liver flukes.
ISSN:1383-5769
1873-0329
DOI:10.1016/j.parint.2011.07.021