Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
- 제37권1호
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- Pages.55-57
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- 1999
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- 2982-5164(pISSN)
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- 1738-0006(eISSN)
Infection status of Paragonimus westermani metacercariae in crayfish (Cambaroides similis) collected from Bogildo (Islet), Wando-gun, Chollanam-do, Korea
- Shin, Myeong-Heon (Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University) ;
- min, Duk-Young (Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University)
- 발행 : 1999.03.01
초록
During the period from October 1996 to November 1998, the infection status of Paragonimus westermani metacercariae in freshwater crayfish (Cambaroides similis) collected from Bogildo (islet), Wando-gun, Chollanam-do, which is known for an endemic area of P. westermani in Korea, were examined. The average infection rate of Paragonimus metacercariae in crayfish was 88.6%, and mean number of metacercariae per infected crayfish was 30.2. This metacercarial density was the highest in the group of weight in 7.1-9.0 g. These results suggest that the natural life cycle of P. westermani is still well-preserved in Bogildo.
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