Korean J Parasitol.  1993 Dec;31(4):347-352. 10.3347/kjp.1993.31.4.347.

Larval Gnathostoma nipponicum found in the imported Chinese loaches

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  • 1Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Inje University, Pusan, Korea.

Abstract

Six early third-stage larvae of Gnathostoma nipponicum were recovered from the muscle of 376 loaches, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, imported from China. They were 614 x 114 microns in average size, almost colorless except brownish intestine, and encircled by about 229 transverse rows of minute cuticular spines. Their head bulbs provided with 3 rows of hooklets, of which average number were 34.5 on the first, 36.7 on the second and 39.7 on the third. Accordingly, it is revealed that the Chinese loach is a natural second intermediate host of G. nipponicum and G. nipponicum has been distributed somewhere in China. This parasite may infect human when the imported loaches are consumed raw.


MeSH Terms

China-
Gnathostoma-anatomy-and-histology
Korea-
Larva-
*Cypriniformes-parasitology
*Gnathostoma-isolation-and-purification
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