Alcohol and alkalosis enhance excystation of Opisthorchis viverrini metacercariae

• Published in: Parasitology research (1987) Vol. 112; no. 6; pp. 2397 - 2402
• Main Authors: Sriraj, Pranee, Aukkanimart, Ratchadawan, Boonmars, Thidarut, Wonkchalee, Nadchanan, Juasook, Amornrat, Sudsarn, Pakkayanee, Pairojkul, Chawalit, Waraasawapati, Sakda, Pinlaor, Somchai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.06.2013; Springer
• Subjects: Alcoholic beverages; Alcohols - metabolism; Alkalies - metabolism; Alkalosis; Animals; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Citrus limon; Health aspects; Immunology; Medical Microbiology; Metacercariae - drug effects; Metacercariae - growth & development; Microbiology; Opisthorchis - drug effects; Opisthorchis - growth & development; Opisthorchis viverrini; Physiological aspects; Short Communication; Trematoda; Virulence (Microbiology); Thailand; ISEW, Thailand; Ethyl Alcohol; Fish Sauce; Fermented Fish; Ventral Sucker; Lemon Juice

The northeastern region of Thailand has long been known as an endemic area of the human liver fluke infection which is caused by Opisthorchis viverrini . Humans are infected by ingestion of uncooked cyprinoid fish in traditional dishes such as “koi-pla,” “pla-som,” “pla-jom,” and “pla-ra.” To date,...