Opisthorchiasis control in Thailand.

History of opisthorchiasis control started in 1950 as a small scale helminthiasis control program in some high risk areas. Following a number of studies and trial projects of the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, the national liver fluke control program has been developed and operated under several National Public Health Development Plans. Presently, the program is being operated in some provinces of the Central, and all provinces of the Northeast and North of Thailand.

Risk factors of helminthiases among schoolchildren in southern Thailand.

School-age children are particularly at risk of soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH), which affects their growth and development. Hence, school-based helminthiasis control has been discussed and conducted as one of cost-effective ways in developing countries. A parasite control program is to be planned and conducted in an evidence based way as one of practical medical fields.

School-based helminthiases control: I. A baseline study of soil-transmitted helminthiases in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand.

A baseline study of soil-transmitted helminthiases was carried out in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, southern Thailand. The study sites were Wat Krou Chou Primary School and nearby villages in Sichon district, and Wat Thang Phoon Primary School and nearby villages in Chalerm Phrakiat District. Surveys of the schoolchildren's stools were conducted by the Kato-Katz technique.

Prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis infection in northeastern Thailand (agar plate culture detection).

Unlabelled: The prevalence of Strongyloides stercoralis infection was studied in the rural and urban populations of 19 provinces of Northeastern Thailand. A total of 1233 fecal samples was collected from July to September 2002 and examined using agar plate culture method. The overall prevalence of S.

Epidemiology of opisthorchiasis and national control program in Thailand.

Opisthorchiasis is a disease caused by opisthorchis trematode commonly known as liver fluke. In Thailand Opisthorchis viverrini is the only parasite of opisthorchiasis, the first case of opisthorchiasis was reported in 1911 by Leiper from the autopsy of corpse in Chiang Mai. Later on Sadun in 1953, Harinasuta and Vajjarasthira in 1961, and Wykoff in 1965 had demonstrated a complete life cycle of O.