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Open AccessCost yield of different treatment strategies against Clonorchis sinensis infection
Clonorchiasis is attributed to the ingestion of raw freshwater fish harboring Clonorchis sinensis. Morbidity control is targeted through the administration of antihelminthics. This study modelled the cost yield i...
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Open AccessExtensive disseminated cysticercosis: a case report in Yunnan province, China
Cysticercosis is spreading all over the world and it is a major health problem in most countries of Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Extensive disseminated cysticercosis is relatively rare and fewer than 120 c...
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Open AccessAssessment of health education products aimed at controlling and preventing helminthiases in China
Helminthiases have placed a huge burden of disease on the population in China. However, widespread control activities have led to significant achievements. As health education has been widely disseminated and ...
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Open AccessPerformance evaluation of existing immunoassays for Clonorchis sinensis infection in China
Clonorchiasis ranks among the most important food-borne parasitic diseases in China. However, due to low compliance to traditional fecal examination techniques in the general population and medical personnel, ...
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Using Optical Coherence Tomography to Identify of Oral Mucosae with 3D-Printing Probe
Biomedical materials have different optical properties (e.g. absorption) for different wavelengths. Therefore, probing biomedical materials with multiple wavelengths not only can get in-depth understanding of ...
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Open AccessNew insights on serodiagnosis of trichinellosis during window period: early diagnostic antigens from Trichinella spiralis intestinal worms
The clinical diagnosis of trichinellosis is difficult because its clinical manifestations are nonspecific. Detection of anti-Trichinella IgG by ELISA using T. spiralis muscle larval excretory-secretory (ES) antig...
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Open AccessRisk factors for Enterobius vermicularis infection in children in Gaozhou, Guangdong, China
Enterobius vermicularis infection is a prevalent intestinal parasitic disease in children. In this study, we explored the epidemiological status and risk factors for E. vermicularis infection i...
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Open AccessInducible nitric oxide synthase response and associated cytokine gene expression in the spleen of mice infected with Clonorchis sinensis
Clonorchis sinensis is a food-borne parasite that induces a permanent increase of nitrosation in the body upon infection. The spleen is an important secondary lymphoid organ for the regulation of...
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Open AccessEpidemiological profile of Clonorchis sinensis infection in one community, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
Clonorchiasis caused by ingesting improperly prepared fish ranks among the most important but still neglected food-borne parasitic diseases, especially in the People’s Republic of China (P.R. China). To promot...
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Open AccessTime to tackle clonorchiasis in China
Recent publication of the global epidemiology of clonorchiasis and its relationship with cholangiocarcinoma in the journal of Infectious Diseases of Poverty has stressed the importance of Clonorchis sinensis infe...
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Open AccessThe global epidemiology of clonorchiasis and its relation with cholangiocarcinoma
This paper reviews the epidemiological status and characteristics of clonorchiasis at global level and the etiological relationship between Clonorchis sinensis infection and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). A conservati...
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Open AccessStunting and soil-transmitted-helminth infections among school-age pupils in rural areas of southern China
Stunting and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections including ascariasis, trichuriasis and hookworm remain major public health problems in school-age pupils in develo** countries. The objectives of this ...
