Opisthorchis viverrini

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Definition: Opisthorchis viverrini, common name Southeast Asian liver fluke, is a food-borne trematode parasite from the family Opisthorchiidae that attacks the area of the bile duct.

Infection is acquired when people ingest raw or undercooked fish.

Infection with the parasite is called opisthorchiasis. O. viverrini infection also predisposes the infected for cholangiocarcinoma, a cancer of the bile ducts.

Open references

Carcinogenesis associated with parasites other than Schistosoma, Opisthorchis and Clonorchis: A systematic review.
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Int J Cancer. 2016 Jun 15;138(12):2915-21. doi:10.1002/ijc.30028.
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