Abstract The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is a trans-national region of the Mekong
River basin in Southeast Asia comprising Cambodia, the People's Republic of China …

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is an aggressive cancer arising from epithelial cells of the bile
duct. Most patients with CCA have an unresectable tumor at the time of diagnosis. In …

Similar to bile duct cancer or cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) in the western world,
opisthorchiasis-associated CCA in Southeast Asia is an aggressive cancer with high …

Clonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis viverrini, and Opisthorchis felineus are important liver
flukes that cause a considerable public health burden in eastern Asia, southeastern Asia …

Background Control and elimination of the liver fluke (Opisthorchis viverrini) is a primary
preventive strategy against cholangiocarcinoma in Southeast Asia. A sensitive …

Background Screening for opisthorchiasis, a parasitic worm infection affecting many millions
of people in Southeast Asia, has traditionally relied on faecal egg examination such as the …

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is a new approach for the diagnosis of
Opisthorchis viverrini antigen (OvAg) in urine samples. Herein, we demonstrate a portable …

The prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) in Southeast Asia is much higher than other
areas of the world. Eating raw, fermented, or undercooked cyprinid fish, infected with the …

Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) continues to occur with an exceptionally high incidence in the
northeast of Thailand, where it causes high levels of morbidity and mortality in the affected …

Foodborne parasites are a source of human parasitic infection. Zoonotic infections of
humans arise from a variety of domestic and wild animals, including sheep, goats, cattle …