Thai Koi-Hoi Snail Dish and Angiostrongyliasis Due to Angiostrongylus cantonensis: Effects of Food Flavoring and Alcoholic Drink on the Third-Stage Larvae in Infected Snail Meat

Human infection with the rat lungworm Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Parastrongylus cantonensis) in Thailand, especially in the northeastern region, is associated with the habit of eating koi-hoi, which contains raw snail meat. Infection results from the snails being carriers of the larval parasite. T...

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Main Authors: Eamsobhana, Praphathip, Yoolek, A., Punthuprapasa, P., Yong, Hoi Sen
Format: Article
Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2009
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/13393/
http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/fpd.2008.0191?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3Dpubmed&
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/fpd.2008.0191
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