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MeSH Heading: Opisthorchis
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.500.736.715.520.700
Unique ID: D009891
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009891
Annotation: infection = OPISTHORCHIASIS but note OPISTHORCHIS SINENSIS see CLONORCHIS SINENSIS: O. sinensis infection = CLONORCHIASIS; for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH
Scope Note: A genus of trematode liver flukes of the family Opisthorchidae. It consists of the following species: O. felineus, O. noverca (Amphimerus noverca), and O. viverrini. The intermediate hosts are snails, fish, and AMPHIBIANS.
Entry Term(s): Opisthorchis felineus; Opisthorchis viverrini
Registry Numbers: txid6197; txid147828; txid6198
Related Numbers: txid147828; txid6198
NLM Classification #: QX 353
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Opisthorchis MeSH Descriptor Data 2025