ArticleInfectious diseases in clinical practice (Baltimore, Md.)2018
Screening US Vietnam Veterans for Liver Fluke Exposure 5 Decades After the End of the War.
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- Diagnosis of IndolentFederal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2023Article
- Incidence, Mortality, and Survival Trends in Cancer of the Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts in Lithuania.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Helminth infections in the US military: from strongyloidiasis to schistosomiasis.Journal of travel medicine · 2021Article
- Development of an Immunochromatographic Point-of-Care Test for Serodiagnosis of Opisthorchiasis and Clonorchiasis.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2019Article
- Comments on "Screening US Vietnam Veterans for Liver Fluke Exposure 5 Decades After the End of the War".Infectious diseases in clinical practice (Baltimore, Md.) · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundClonorchiasis caused by
methodsA pilot prospective epidemiological study was performed at the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center. We screened Vietnam Veterans for exposure to eating raw or undercooked fish from the rivers in Vietnam during their service. Serological testing was performed by the multiantigen enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in Seoul National University of Medicine, South Korea.
resultsOf the 97 Veterans screened, 50 met the inclusion criteria with 1 Veteran being diagnosed with CCA. Of the 50 Veterans, 24% tested positive for serum IgG antibodies to
conclusionsOur study is the first to show evidence of exposure to liver flukes in US soldiers during their service in the Vietnam War. Further research is needed to examine the possible link of liver fluke infection and risk for developing CCA in Vietnam Veterans.
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