Abstract
We describe the diagnostic difficulties experienced during an opisthorchiasis outbreak. Of 31 infected individuals, 61.3% were asymptomatic, and in the 12 symptomatic individuals, the duration of non-pathognomonic symptoms was shorter than 4 weeks. Serology by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and polymerase chain reaction fecal analysis were shown to be the most sensitive diagnostic tools.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Albendazole / therapeutic use
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Animals
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DNA, Helminth / genetics
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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Feces / chemistry
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Feces / parasitology
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Female
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin G / blood
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Male
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Mebendazole / therapeutic use
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Middle Aged
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Opisthorchiasis / diagnosis*
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Opisthorchiasis / drug therapy
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Opisthorchis / drug effects
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Opisthorchis / genetics
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Opisthorchis / isolation & purification*
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Praziquantel / therapeutic use
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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DNA, Helminth
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Immunoglobulin G
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Praziquantel
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Mebendazole
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Albendazole