کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3417908 1225484 2012 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Opisthorchis felineus and Metorchis bilis are the main agents of liver fluke infection of humans in Russia
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی انگل شناسی
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Opisthorchis felineus and Metorchis bilis are the main agents of liver fluke infection of humans in Russia
چکیده انگلیسی

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.


► Liver flukes Opisthorchis felineus and Metorchis bilis are infective for humans.
► Geographical ranges (West Eurasia): O. felineus and M. bilis coincide.
► Opisthorchiasis and metorchiasis are very close in symptomatology.
► Genetic and molecular biology studies of O. felineus and M. bilis are needed.Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slide

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Parasitology International - Volume 61, Issue 1, March 2012, Pages 25–31
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