Recent Incidence of Paragonimus westermani Metacercariae in Freshwater Crayfish, Cambaroides similis, from Two Enzootic Sites in Jeollanam-do, Koreaopen access
- Authors
- Song, Jin-Ho; Dai, Fuhong; Bai, Xuelian; Kim, Tae-Im; Yang, Hyun-Jong; Kim, Tong-Soo; Cho, Shin-Hyung; Hong, Sung-Jong
- Issue Date
- Jun-2017
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC PARASITOLOGY, SEOUL NATL UNIV COLL MEDI
- Keywords
- Paragonimus westermani; metacercaria; freshwater crayfish; Wando; Haenam
- Citation
- KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY, v.55, no.3, pp 347 - 350
- Pages
- 4
- Journal Title
- KOREAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY
- Volume
- 55
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 347
- End Page
- 350
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/4401
- DOI
- 10.3347/kjp.2017.55.3.347
- ISSN
- 0023-4001
1738-0006
- 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.
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