Observations on the Attachment Scheme of the Parasitic Copepod Pandarus satyrus (Copepoda: Pandaridae)

penetrated the liver showed no noteworthy changes except for GPT, which increased up to 170 Karmen Units at 3 and again at 10 wk after exposure. Although the significance of this change is not fully understood, liver damage may be involved. Several species of mammals as well as coldblooded vertebrates have been shown to act as the paratenic hosts, suggesting a broad paratenic host-range and suggesting that humans run the risk of exposure to this parasite. al species of mammals as well as cold