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http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2017.55.3.347

Recent Incidence of Paragonimus westermani Metacercariae in Freshwater Crayfish, Cambaroides similis, from Two Enzootic Sites in Jeollanam-do, Korea  

Song, Jin-Ho (Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University)
Dai, Fuhong (Department of Medical Environmental Biology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University)
Bai, Xuelian (Department of Medical Environmental Biology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University)
Kim, Tae-Im (Department of Medical Environmental Biology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University)
Yang, Hyun-Jong (Department of Parasitology, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine)
Kim, Tong-Soo (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Inha University)
Cho, Shin-Hyung (Division of Vector Analysis, National Institute of Health, Korea CDC, Osong Health Technology Administration)
Hong, Sung-Jong (Department of Medical Environmental Biology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University)
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases / v.55, no.3, 2017 , pp. 347-350 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
Paragonimus westermani; metacercaria; freshwater crayfish; Wando; Haenam;
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