Clonorchiasis in the Upper Amur region: biology, epidemiology, clinical presentation

• Published in: Meditsinskaia parazitologiia i parazitarnye bolezni no. 4; p. 20
• Main Authors: Figurnov, V A, Chertov, A D, Romanenko, N A, Grigorenko, A A, Gavrilov, V A, Soldatkin, P K, Prokhorov, P P, Solozhenkin, V G, Kalinina, V V, Katin, I S, Gavrilov, A V, Mosolova, N P, Figurnova, E V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Russia (Federation) 01.10.2002
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Animals; Animals, Domestic - parasitology; Animals, Wild - parasitology; Child; Clonorchiasis - diagnosis; Clonorchiasis - epidemiology; Clonorchiasis - veterinary; Clonorchis sinensis - isolation & purification; Clonorchis sinensis - pathogenicity; Disease Reservoirs - veterinary; Eosinophilia - etiology; Female; Fever - etiology; Fish Diseases - epidemiology; Fish Diseases - parasitology; Fishes; Humans; Liver - parasitology; Male; Middle Aged; Mollusca - parasitology; Risk Factors; Russia - epidemiology; Seasons; Serum Albumin - analysis; Russia

Results of studies of clonorchiasis in the region of the Upper Amur and its tributaries are presented. Biological features of the pathogen and its epidemiology are outlined. Clinical symptoms were studied in 112 patients. In case of death, a pathoanatomic picture is given.