Infection Status of Freshwater Crabs and Crayfish with Metacercariae of Paragonimus westermani in Korea
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
; : 425-426, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
The present study investigated the infection status of Paragonimus westermani metacercariae in freshwater crabs (n = 363) and crayfish (n = 31) from October 2007 to October 2008 using the crush method. All of the freshwater crabs, Eriocheir japonicus, were negative for P. westermani metacercariae while 10 (32.3%) of the 31 examined crayfish were positive. The 10 positive crayfish were caught in Haenam, Jeollanam-do, and there were 8-59 (mean 28.4) metacrcariae per infected crayfish. These results suggest that P. westermani metacerariae are still transmitted by crayfish enzootically in southern Korea, and that freshwater crabs may transmit metacercariae only on rare occasions.
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Main subject:
Paragonimiasis
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Prevalence
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Brachyura
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Astacoidea
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Paragonimus westermani
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Korea
Type of study:
Prevalence_studies
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Animals
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Year:
2009
Type:
Article