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Comment
. 2013 Sep 12;7(9):e2284.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002284. eCollection 2013.

Coming out of the shell: building the molecular infrastructure for research on parasite-harbouring snails

Cinzia Cantacessi  1 , Sattrachai Prasopdee, Javier Sotillo, Jason Mulvenna, Smarn Tesana, Alex Loukas
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Coming out of the shell: building the molecular infrastructure for research on parasite-harbouring snails

Cinzia Cantacessi et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1. Distribution and prevalence of Opisthorchis viverrini, cholangiocarcinoma, and Bithynia spp. snails in Thailand.
At present, three species of Bithynia act as intermediate hosts for O. viverrini, and their distribution differs all over Thailand. B. siamensis goniomphalos is located in northeast Thailand (thick border), where the prevalence of O. viverrini–associated cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is highest; B. funiculata specifically distributes in north Thailand; and B. siamensis siamensis is mainly found in central and north Thailand, and rarely in the south , –.
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