Abundance of Opisthorchis felineus Metacercariae in cyprinid fish in the middle Ob River basin (Tomsk region, Russia)

• Published in: Food and Waterborne Parasitology
• Main Authors: Simakova, Anastasia V., Chitnis, Nakul, Babkina, Irina B., Fedorova, Olga S., Fedotova, Marina M., Babkin, Alexandr M., Khodkevich, Nadezda E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: описторхоз; карповые; эпидемиология; эпизоотология; Томская область; Brama; ob river
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fawpar.2021.e00113; https://vital.lib.tsu.ru/vital/access/manager/Repository/koha:000894750

Infection with the liver fluke, Opisthorchis felineus, caused by the consumption of infected raw or undercooked cyprinid fish is common in humans and carnivores in the middle Ob River basin (Tomsk region, Russia) and can lead to diseases in humans. The goal of this study was the status of fish infec...