Publications by authors named "Songkiad Upontain"
Article Synopsis
- Cats serve as important hosts for the parasite Opisthorchis viverrini, which causes human opisthorchiasis, especially in regions like the Thanya sub-district of Thailand.
- A study sampled 105 cats and surveyed their owners to analyze the connection between cat and human infections, revealing significant risk factors linked to dietary habits, such as consuming and feeding raw fish.
- The findings highlight the necessity for health education targeting cat owners to reduce opisthorchiasis infections and improve public health in endemic areas.
In the endemic area of the liver fluke (Opisthorchis viverrini) infection, effective control of opisthorchiasis using One Health approaches requires transmission interruption in all hosts in the parasite life cycle. Owned domestic cats (Felis catus) are considered an important species among mammalian reservoirs. Similar to humans, household cats become infected by eating raw, contaminated fish and spread the O.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic opisthorchiasis caused by Opisthorchis viverrini (O. viverrini) adversely affects human health and is associated with a fatal bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma). Although cats and dogs are known animal reservoir hosts of opisthorchiasis, there is limited information about whether other fish-eating animals are fluke reservoirs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe secreted growth factor granulin (GRN) is upregulated during diverse epithelial cancers. GRN stimulates cell growth and development while inhibiting apoptosis. Orthologues of vertebrate granulins evolved in other animals including the liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini.
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