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Recent Incidence of Paragonimus westermani Metacercariae in Freshwater Crayfish, Cambaroides similis , from Two Enzootic Sites in Jeollanam-do, Korea.
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The Korean journal of parasitology [Korean J Parasitol] 2017 Jun; Vol. 55 (3), pp. 347-350. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jun 30. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- An epidemiological study was performed to know the recent infection status of Paragonimus westermani metacercariae (PwMc) in freshwater crayfish, Cambaroides similis , from 2 streams in Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea. Crayfish were collected from creeks in Bogil-do (Island), Wando-gun, and in a creek near Daeheung Temple in Haenam-gun. The infection rate of crayfish with PwMc in Bogil-do was 89.8%, and the metacercarial burden was 37 PwMc per the infected crayfish. Crayfish in a creek near Daeheung Temple were larger and twice heavier than those in Bogil-do. Of them, 96.5% were infected with PwMc. An average of 140 metacercariae was found in the infected crayfish, almost quadruple to those of Bogil-do. There was a strong correlation between the number of PwMc and body weight of the crayfish. These results suggest that P. westermani metacercariae are still prevalent in crayfish of the 2 regions in Jeollanam-do, Korea.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1738-0006
- Volume :
- 55
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Korean journal of parasitology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28719962
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2017.55.3.347