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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Invertebrates > Helminths > Platyhelminths > Trematoda > Opisthorchidae > Clonorchis sinensis

Preferred term

Clonorchis sinensis  

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Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Opisthorchis sinenses
  • Opisthorchis sinensis
  • sinenses, Opisthorchis

Note

  • infection = CLONORCHIASIS; note entry term OPISTHORCHIS SINENSIS: infection = CLONORCHIASIS; coordinate with specific helminth terms (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc.) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A species of trematode flukes of the family Opisthorchidae. Many authorities consider this genus belonging to Opisthorchis. It is common in China and other Asiatic countries. Snails and fish are the intermediate hosts.

History note

  • 72; was see under OPISTHORCHIS 1963-71

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003004

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