molecular identification of larval trematode in intermediate hosts from chiang mai, thailand. | snail and fish intermediate hosts were collected from rice fields in 3 districts; mueang, mae taeng and mae rim of chiang mai province during april-july 2008. for identification of larval trematode infection, standard (cracked for snail and enzymatically digested for fish) and molecular methods were performed. the results showed that three types of cercariae were found, pleurolophocercus, cotylocercous, and echinostome among 4 species of snail with a prevalence of 29, 23 and 3% respectively. mel ... | 2009 | 20578455 |