200 patients have been enrolled in the clinical trial to improve treatment of opisthorchiasis.
Millions of people worldwide are infected with parasitic worms, most of them in tropical low-income settings. But they can also affect populations in the far north east, as it is the case with Opisthorchis felineus which causes liver infections in Siberia. To find better treatment options against O. felineus, the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute works with partners in Siberia, Russian Federation. More than half of the population in endemic regions of the Western Siberia is infected with Opisthorchis felineus - or cat liver fluke - according to epidemiological studies conducted by the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) and the Siberian State Medical University (SSMU). Infection occurs when people consume raw and undercooked fish containing O. felineus . Although many patients do not show symptoms, chronic infection of opisthorchiasis can eventually lead to an infection of the gall bladder, obstructive jaundice, an enlarged liver and/or malignant cancer of the bile ducts. Facilitating treatment The current treatment approach in Siberia is complex.
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