Start in Khon Kaen
The story starts at the Tropical Disease Research Center, Khon Kaen University, where Watanyoo completed a research internship in tropical medicine, parasitology and diagnostic biosensors (March to May 2026).
Travel to Lawa
The Lawa Model site is the field research location: epidemiological fieldwork and community health engagement that connect academic research with local intervention strategies.
The problem: liver fluke
Liver fluke transmission around Lawa Lake. The parasite Opisthorchis viverrini passes through water, snails, fish and people.
A One Health approach
The Lawa Model takes an integrated One Health approach, linking human, animal and environmental health, to tackle liver fluke transmission around the lake.
On the ground
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This page is a short guide. The full account is in the published article.