Farm-level risk factors for fish-borne zoonotic trematode infection in integrated small-scale fish farms in northern Vietnam.

• Autors principals: Van Thi Phan (Autor), Annette Kjaer Ersbøll (Autor), Khue Viet Nguyen (Autor), Henry Madsen (Autor), Anders Dalsgaard (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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BACKGROUND: Northern Vietnam is an endemic region for fish-borne zoonotic trematodes (FZT), including liver and intestinal flukes. Humans acquire the FZT infection by eating raw or inadequately cooked fish. The production of FZT-free fish in aquaculture is a key component in establishing a sustainab...