High prevalence of opisthorchiasis in rural populations from Khammouane Province, central Lao PDR: serological screening using total IgG- and IgG4-based ELISA.
Weeraya PhupiewkhamRutchanee RodpaiSomchith InthavongsackSakhone LaymanivongTongjit ThanchomnangLakkhana SadaowPatcharaporn BoonroumkaewOranuch SanpoolPenchom JanwanPewpan M IntapanWanchai MaleewongPublished in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2022)
A high prevalence of human opisthorchiasis in Lao PDR was found using a new platform, serological screening in the community. This points to a need for sustainable control of this liver fluke infection.