Toward integrated opisthorchiasis control in northeast Thailand: The Lawa project

- Integrated liver fluke control using ecohealth approach in Lawa Lake, Thailand.
- Key interventions include treatment, IEC, fish, snail and ecological monitoring.
- 5-Years implementation revealed human infection rate declined to less than one third.
- Cyprinoid fish showed <1% prevalence compared to a maximum of 70% at baseline.
- The “Lawa model” has now applied to other endemic areas of Thailand.