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Opisthorchiasis Epidemiology
- Opisthorchis felineus is mainly found in eastern Europe and Russia
- Opisthorchis viverrini is distributed in parts of northern Thailand and Laos
- Infection is caused by eating raw or undercooked fish containing metacercariae
- The worm burden increases with exposure and age
- Opisthorchiasis is a zoonotic infection
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