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Elimination of Schistosomiasis Mekongi from Endemic Areas in Cambodia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Current Status and Plans

Virak Khieu,
Somphou Sayasone,
Sinuon Muth,
Masashi Kirinoki,
Sakhone Laymanivong,
Hiroshi Ohmae,
Rekol Huy,
Thipphavanh Chanthapaseuth,
Aya Yajima and
Peter Odermatt
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Trop. Med. Infect. Dis.2019, 4(1), 30;https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed4010030

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7 February 2019

The areas endemic for schistosomiasis in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and in Cambodia were first reported 50 and 60 years ago, respectively. However, the causative parasite Schistosoma mekongi was not recognized as a separate species un...

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Detection of Schistosoma mekongi DNA in Human Stool and Intermediate Host Snail Neotricula aperta via Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay in Lao PDR

Takashi Kumagai,
Emilie Louise Akiko Matsumoto-Takahashi,
Hirofumi Ishikawa,
Sengdeuane Keomalaphet,
Phonepadith Khattignavong,
Pheovaly Soundala,
Bouasy Hongvanthong,
Kei Oyoshi,
Yoshinobu Sasaki and
Moritoshi Iwagami
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Pathogens2022, 11(12), 1413;https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11121413

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24 November 2022

Schistosomiasis mekongi infection represents a public health concern in Laos and Cambodia. While both countries have made significant progress in disease control over the past few decades, eradication has not yet been achieved. Recently, several stud...

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