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The present study was performed to observe the infection status of several kind of animals with indigenous Gnathostoma in Korea, and morphological characteristics of gnathostome larvae detected from pit-viper, Agkistrodon...
Lim CY, Lee JH, Moon TI, Chu YS, Ko TI, Sohn SW, Choi SW, Kim OJ
KMID: 1898829
J Korean Soc Emerg Med.
2004 Apr;15(2):128-132.
Venomous snakes are estimated to inflict 400,000 bites annually, resulting in approximately 40,000 deaths. There are nearly 3,500 known species of snakes worldwide, and three species exist in Korea. Venom...
Park JM, Lim JW, Park HK, Sung KB, Ahn MY, Shin HK
KMID: 1957220
J Korean Neurol Assoc.
1995 Sep;13(3):464-472.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Arginine esterase(Ancrod), a thrombin-like enzyme, purified from the venoms of Agkistrodon halys, has known to cleave fibrinopeptide A from the fibrinogen and lead to circulation of soluble...
Human sparganosis is a zoonotic disease caused by infection with larval forms (procercoid/plerocercoid) of Spirometra spp. The purpose of this study was to identify Spirometra spp. of infected snakes using...
This study was carried out to confirm the infection source of the human case of Fibricola seoulensis, and to reveal out a part of its life cycle in Korea. Also...