Publications by authors named "Patiwat Yasaka"
Objectives: The unsafe use of pesticides in agriculture represents a major hazard to human health. This study was conducted to investigate the association between pesticide exposure and health symptoms among chili farmers in northeast Thailand.
Methods: This cross-sectional analytic study included 141 chili farmers in Sakon Nakhon Province, in northeast Thailand.
Background: Control and elimination of the liver fluke (Opisthorchis viverrini) is a primary preventive strategy against cholangiocarcinoma in Southeast Asia. A sensitive parasitological diagnostic method is required to facilitate a surveillance and control program. In this study, we evaluated the performance of Mini Parasep SF stool concentrator kit (stool kit) compared with Kato-Katz (KK) and the quantitative formalin-ethyl acetate concentration technique (FECT) for detection of O.
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- Several trematodes, including Opisthorchis viverrini, use the snail Bithynia siamensis goniomphalos as an intermediate host, with a study conducted over four years in northeast Thailand to examine these interactions.
- Researchers found a total of 17 different types of trematodes, with virgulate xiphidiocercariae being the most common, while O. viverrini was less prevalent.
- The study highlighted that seasonal changes, environmental factors, and irrigation water levels significantly influence the transmission dynamics of these parasites in the snail population.