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There is strong epidemiological evidence that development of various cancer types is linked to infection with flukes (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The exact nature of the mechanism by which cancer is induced by these parasites is unknown. Here, we provide a new hypothesis suggesting that flukes are not the primary cause of cancer but act as vectors of cancer-inducing microbial pathogens.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFirst autochthonous case of Opisthorchis felineus in Austria.
Parasit Vectors
January 2025
Department for Companion Animals and Horses, University Hospital for Small Animals, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Background: Opisthorchis felineus is a feline pathogen with zoonotic potential that can be a causative agent of human opisthorchiasis and cholangiocarcinoma. In Europe, O. felineus is particularly endemic in Eastern European countries, while this parasite has also been sporadically detected in Germany, Italy and northern Poland.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLiver parasites: A global endemic and journey from infestation to intervention.
World J Gastroenterol
January 2025
Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi 75500, Sindh, Pakistan.
Parasites have coexisted with humans throughout history, forming either symbiotic relationships or causing significant morbidity and mortality. The liver is particularly vulnerable to parasitic infections, which can reside in, pass through, or be transported to the liver, leading to severe damage. This editorial explores various parasites that infect the liver, their clinical implications, and diagnostic considerations, as discussed in the article "Parasites of the liver: A global problem?".
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiomarker potential of plasma cell-free DNA for cholangiocarcinoma.
Heliyon
December 2024
Research Group in Multidimensional Health and Disease (MHD), Chulabhorn International College of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand.
Background: To prevent the development of cholangiocarcinoma, an effective screening opisthorchiasis viverrini and/or differential diagnosis of and the cholangiocarcinoma is crucial needed. The level and quality of cfDNA in plasma are being investigated for their potential role as biomarkers in cholangiocarcinoma.
Methods: The study enrolled 43 healthy controls (N), 36 -infected subjects (OV), and 36 cholangiocarcinoma patients (CCA).
Environmental Management for Opisthorchis viverrini and Cholangiocarcinoma Prevention in a High-Risk Area of Thailand: The KALMeFS Model.
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev
December 2024
Department of Community Health, Faculty of Public Health, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.
Objective: Despite the Ministry of Public Health's initiative to involve local governments in waste management through the establishment of sewage treatment ponds aimed at disrupting the life cycle of Opisthorchis viverrini (OV), the majority of areas still lack adequate sewage treatment facilities. This action research sought to develop an environmental management model (EMM) to prevent OV and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) in a high-risk region of Thailand.
Methods: The study identified two primary target groups: a process development group comprising 20 participants and an evaluation group comprising 32 participants.
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