The tiny liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini causes damage out of all ... viverrini, also known as OV, has a long life cycle that begins with eggs infecting freshwater snails, explains Niranjan ...

Opisthorchis viverrini is a parasitic flatworm (or liver fluke) endemic throughout Thailand, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Vietnam and Cambodia. Humans are infected with this parasite ...

The genetic code of the liver fluke parasite, Opisthorchis viverrini, has been cracked by an international team of researchers using a unique DNA analysis technique. Opisthorchis viverrini is a ...

Scientists have found that the human liver fluke (Opisthorchis viverrini) contributes to the development of bile duct (liver) cancer by secreting granulin, a growth hormone that is known to cause ...

June 23, 2011 — Infection with the parasitic liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini does not always lead to bile duct cancer, but nearly all cases of cholangiocarcinoma develop in individuals with ...

In addition to the major liver flukes, Opisthorchis viverrini and Clonorchis sinensis, several types of intestinal flukes also use cyprinoid fish as the intermediate host. Traditional ingestion of ...