Opisthorchis viverrini

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Opisthorchis viv·er·ri·ni (v

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A trematode that causes opisthorchiasis and is commonly found in Thailand.

Opisthorchis

a genus of flukes (digenetic trematodes) parasitic in the liver and biliary tract of various reptiles, birds and mammals, including humans. Causes opisthorchiasis.

Opisthorchis felineus

see Opisthorchis tenuicollis (below).

Opisthorchis sinensis

see clonorchissinensis.

Opisthorchis tenuicollis

found in the bile ducts, rarely the pancreatic duct and intestine, of dogs, cats, foxes, pigs and the Cetacea and humans.

Opisthorchis viverrini

occurs in domestic and wild cats, civets, dogs and humans.

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