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SUBMITTER: Qian MB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4168994 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Infectious diseases of poverty 20140915
Clonorchiasis is caused by infection with food-borne liver fluke, namely Clonorchis sinensis, which is also considered to be a neglected tropical disease. It is estimated that over 10 million people are infected with C. sinensis in China and, subsequently, several thousand new cholangiocarcinoma cases occur annually. On May 18, 2014, China Central Television broadcasted an episode on the habit of raw-fish eating and its potential to cause clonorchiasis in a programme called Health on the tip of ...[more]