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1. Ancylostoma ceylanicum hookworm infection in Japanese traveler who presented chronic diarrhea after return from Lao People's Democratic Republic

Author:
Daisuke Kaya; Masahide Yoshikawa; Toshiya Nakatani; Fumimasa Tomo-oka; Yuki Fujimoto; Koji Ishida; Yukihisa Fujinaga; Yosuke Aihara; Shinsaku Nagamatsu; Eijo Matsuo; Masaharu Tokoro; Yukiteru Ouji; Eiryo Kikuchi
Source:
Parasitology international 2016 v.65 no.6 pp. 737-740
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
Ancylostoma ceylanicum; adults; capsule endoscopy; cats; diarrhea; dogs; eggs; eosinophilia; feces; feet; hookworms; humans; jejunum; larvae; patients; polymerase chain reaction; villages; Laos; Thailand
Abstract:
... Ancylostoma (A.) ceylanicum, one of the most common species of hookworms infecting dogs and cats, also causes patent infections in humans and is now considered to be the second most common hookworm species infecting populations in southeast Asia. A Japanese patient who returned from a visit to Thailand and Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) was presented with intermittent watery diarrhea with ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2016.07.001

2. Endangered leopards: Range collapse of the Indochinese leopard (Panthera pardus delacouri) in Southeast Asia

Author:
S. Rostro-García; J.F. Kamler; E. Ash; G.R. Clements; L. Gibson; A.J. Lynam; R. McEwing; H. Naing; S. Paglia
Source:
Biological conservation 2016 v.201 pp. 293-300
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
Panthera pardus; adults; breeding; cameras; extinction; forests; habitat destruction; natural resources conservation; population size; surveys; trade; wildlife; Cambodia; China; Laos; Malaysia; Myanmar; Singapore; Thailand; Vietnam
Abstract:
... The Indochinese leopard (Panthera pardus delacouri) is a genetically distinct subspecies that historically occurred throughout mainland Southeast Asia, but might have experienced recent declines in numbers and distribution. This study aimed to determine the current distribution of the Indochinese leopard, and estimate its population size, by reviewing data from camera trap and other wildlife surve ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2016.07.001

3. First molecular identification and report of genetic diversity of Strongyloides stercoralis, a current major soil-transmitted helminth in humans from Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Author:
Sakhone Laymanivong; Bouasy Hangvanthong; Bounnaloth Insisiengmay; Viengxay Vanisaveth; Pinnakhone Laxachack; Jurairat Jongthawin; Oranuch Sanpool; Tongjit Thanchomnang; Lakkhana Sadaow; Issarapong Phosuk; Rutchanee Rodpai; Wanchai Maleewong; Pewpan M. Intapan
Source:
Parasitology research 2016 v.115 no.8 pp. 2973-2980
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
Ascaris lumbricoides; Enterobius vermicularis; Schistosoma mekongi; Strongyloides stercoralis; Taenia; Trichuris trichiura; adults; agar; feces; genes; genetic variation; haplotypes; hookworms; humans; males; mitochondria; opisthorchiasis; people; phylogeny; ribosomal DNA; strongyloidiasis; surveys; Laos
Abstract:
... Strongyloidiasis is a major soil-transmitted helminth (STH) disease that affects people worldwide. We present updated data on prevalence in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) in 2015, arising from a community cross-sectional helminthiasis survey. Fecal samples were collected from 327 individuals across three provinces in Lao PDR (Luang Prabang in the north, Khammouane in the center, an ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-016-5052-z

4. Opisthorchis viverrini infections and associated risk factors in a lowland area of Binh Dinh Province, Central Vietnam

Author:
Thanh Thi Ha Dao; Tuan Van Bui; Emmanuel Nji Abatih; Sarah Gabriël; Thanh Thi Giang Nguyen; Quang Hong Huynh; Chuong Van Nguyen; Pierre Dorny
Source:
Acta tropica 2016 v.157 pp. 151-157
ISSN:
0001-706X
Subject:
Carassius auratus; Opisthorchis viverrini; adults; basins; bile ducts; cross-sectional studies; eggs; fecal examination; feces; freshwater fish; magnesium sulfate; males; neoplasms; opisthorchiasis; praziquantel; public health; questionnaires; raw fish; regression analysis; risk factors; rural areas; Laos; Thailand; Vietnam
Abstract:
... Opisthorchiasis caused by Opisthorchis viverrini is a major public health problem in the Mekong Basin in South East Asia. It is associated with cholangiocarcinoma, a fatal cancer of the bile duct, which is very common in some areas of Thailand and Lao PDR. Although there is evidence of opisthorchiasis in the central and Southern provinces of Vietnam, data are scarce and Vietnam is often not consid ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.01.029