A systematic review of the effects of hepatitis B and C virus on the progression of liver fluke infection to liver cancer

Abstract Hepatitis B and C virus, Opisthorchis viverrini and Clonorchis sinensis, are all individually known to put a person at increased risk for cholangiocarcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma. This paper seeks to determine if there is any interaction between liver flukes and hepatitis virus infec...

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Main Author: Allison O’Rourke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Series:Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-023-00215-8