Current prevalence of Opisthorchis viverrini infection and associated risk factors in Nakhon Phanom Province, Northeastern Thailand

Preventive behavior of Opisthorchiasis among people in Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand

“…Sriamporn et al [15] found "a positive relationship between the prevalence of opisthorchiasis infection and incidence of cholangiocarcinoma at the population level". Previous studies conducted by Saengsawang et al [16] and Kaewpitoon et al [17], Chuangchaiya et al [18], and Chudthaisong et al [19] found that females were slightly less likely to be infected than their counterparts, and infection was positively related to age in both genders. Moreover, Kaewpitoon et al [17] reported a positive association between the prevalence of opisthorchiasis and respondents' level of education and occupation.…”

“…Similar to our findings, Songserm et al [27] reported that the majority of the local participants in Ubon Ratchathani, the alluvial plains of Northeast Thailand, are eating uncooked fermented fish Koi Pla (raw fish salad) or Pla Jom (pickled fish). Chuangchaiya et al [18], opisthorchiasis was found to have a statistically significant relationship with "the habit of consuming unsafely prepared fish, the similar habit of family members, history of opisthorchiasis, history of ingestion of praziquantel and unsafe disposal of food waste". This study considered that all participants are from rural Thailand.…”

“…Moreover, Kaewpitoon et al [17] reported a positive association between the prevalence of opisthorchiasis and respondents' level of education and occupation. Moreover, Chuangchaiya et al [18] found that the prevalence of opisthorchiasis is significantly related to the history of eating raw fish. Although education level was not significantly related to knowledge in our study, Kitphati et al [32] reported that education significantly helps in increasing the participants' knowledge and awareness towards the preventive behavior of Opisthorchiasis among about seventy percent of respondents.…”

“…Xia et al [14] indicated that the northeastern region of Thailand has the highest rates of cholangiocarcinoma, with an approximate rate of 85 cases per 100,000 people each year. Several previous studies [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] agreed that the O. viverrini infested area in northeastern Thailand includes Khon Kaen province, Yasothon province, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Nakhon Phanom, Sakhon Nakhon, Nong Khai, Udon Thani province, and Ubon Ratchathani province. Thaewnongiew et al [24] and Khuntikeo et al [25] reported that people in northeastern Thailand have an exceptionally high incidence of opisthorchiasis infection due to the long-time consumption of traditional raw food prepared from cyprinid fish (uncooked, fermented, or undercooked) [24,25].…”

Evaluation of Kato-Katz and multiplex quantitative polymerase chain reaction performance for clinical helminth infections in Thailand using a latent class analysis

“…The egg-based Kato-Katz (KK) technique is the most frequently used method to diagnose helminth infections, especially for STH in Southeast Asia and Thailand [8][9][10][11]13]. This technique is recommended by WHO for diagnosis and monitoring large-scale treatment programmes implemented for STH infection [14], as it is a relatively low-cost, standardized tool that is easy to perform in low-resource field settings [15].…”