scholarly journals Severe Morbidity Due to Opisthorchis viverrini and Schistosoma mekongi Infection in Lao People's Democratic Republic

2012 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. e54-e57 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Sayasone ◽  
O. Rasphone ◽  
M. Vanmany ◽  
P. Vounatsou ◽  
J. Utzinger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Opisthorchis Viverrini ◽  
Severe Morbidity ◽  
Lao People’S Democratic Republic ◽  
Lao People's Democratic Republic ◽  
Schistosoma Mekongi

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

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virak Khieu ◽  
Somphou Sayasone ◽  
Sinuon Muth ◽  
Masashi Kirinoki ◽  
Sakhone Laymanivong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Snail Host ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Separate Species ◽  
Lao People’S Democratic Republic ◽  
Infected People ◽  
Lao People's Democratic Republic ◽  
Schistosoma Mekongi ◽  
Challenge Control ◽  
Endemic Areas

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 until 1978. The infection is distributed along a limited part of the Mekong River, regulated by the focal distribution of the intermediate snail host Neotricula aperta. Although more sensitive diagnostics imply a higher figure, the current use of stool examinations suggests that only about 1500 people are presently infected. This well-characterized setting should offer an exemplary potential for the elimination of the disease from its endemic areas; yet, the local topography, reservoir animals, and a dearth of safe water sources make transmission control a challenge. Control activities based on mass drug administration resulted in strong advances, and prevalence was reduced to less than 5% according to stool microscopy. Even so, transmission continues unabated, and the true number of infected people could be as much as 10 times higher than reported. On-going control activities are discussed together with plans for the future.

scholarly journals Diagnosis of Opisthorchis viverrini Infection with Handheld Microscopy in Lao People's Democratic Republic

2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaac I. Bogoch ◽  
Jennifer Keiser ◽  
Jürg Utzinger ◽  
Somphou Sayasone ◽  
Isabel Meister ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Opisthorchis Viverrini ◽  
Lao People’S Democratic Republic ◽  
Lao People's Democratic Republic ◽  
Viverrini Infection

Morbidity associated with Schistosoma mekongi and concurrent helminth infection in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Acta Tropica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 204 ◽  
pp. 105324
Author(s):  
Somphou Sayasone ◽  
Kerstin Kling ◽  
Phonesavanh Southisavath ◽  
Jürg Utzinger ◽  
Rasphone Oroth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Helminth Infection ◽  
Lao People’S Democratic Republic ◽  
Lao People's Democratic Republic ◽  
Schistosoma Mekongi

scholarly journals Epidemiology of acute respiratory viral infections in children in Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chantal J. Snoeck ◽  
Konstantin Evdokimov ◽  
Kinnaly Xaydalasouk ◽  
Sodaly Mong Khoune ◽  
Aurélie Sausy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Viral Infections ◽  
Lao People’S Democratic Republic ◽  
Lao People's Democratic Republic ◽  
Respiratory Viral Infections
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