Zoonotic human liver flukes, a type 1 biocarcinogen, in freshwater fishes: genetic analysis and confirmation of molluscan vectors and reservoir hosts in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Sharmin Shahid Labony (Author), Md. Abdul Alim (Author), Muhammad Mehedi Hasan (Author), Md. Shahadat Hossain (Author), Sharmin Akter (Author), Joydeep Paul (Author), Thahsin Farjana (Author), Md. Haydar Ali (Author), Mohammad Zahangir Alam (Author), Takeshi Hatta (Author), Hayato Kawada (Author), Keiko Mizutani (Author), Naotoshi Tsuji (Author), Anisuzzaman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Opisthorchiid flukes, particularly Opisthorchis viverrini, Opisthorchis felineus, Clonorchis sinensis, and Metorchis spp. are the most common fish-borne zoonotic human liver flukes (hLFs). Liver fluke infections are more prevalent in resource-deprived and underprivileged areas. W...