Korean J Parasitol.
2013 Feb;51(1):99-106. 10.3347/kjp.2013.51.1.99.
Trematodes Recovered in the Small Intestine of Stray Cats in the Republic of Korea
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- 1Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, and Institute of Endemic Diseases, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul 110-799, Korea.
- 2Department of Biotechnology, Kon Kuk University, Chungju 380-701, Korea.
- 3Department of Parasitology and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju 660-751, Korea. wmsohn@gnu.ac.kr
- KMID: 1501816
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2013.51.1.99
Abstract
- In 2005, we reported the infection status of 438 stray cats with various species of intestinal helminths, including nematodes (4 species), trematodes (23 species), and cestodes (5 species) in the Republic of Korea. However, morphologic details of each helminth species have not been provided. In the present study, we intended to describe morphologic details of 13 trematode species which were either new fauna of cats (10 species) or new fauna of not only cats but also all animal hosts (3 species). The worms were fixed in 10% neutral buffered formalin under a cover slip pressure, stained with Semichon's acetocarmine, and then observed using a light microscope equipped with a micrometer. The 13 subjected species included members of the Heterophyidae (Stellantchasmus falcatus, Stictodora fuscata, Stictodora lari, Centrocestus armatus, Procerovum varium, and Cryptocotyle concava), Echinostomatidae (Echinostoma hortense, Echinostoma revolutum, Echinochasmus japonicus, and Stephanoprora sp.), Diplostomidae (Neodiplostomum seoulense), Plagiorchiidae (Plagiorchis muris), and Dicrocoeliidae (Eurytrema pancreaticum). By the present study, Cryptocotyle sp. and Neodiplostomum sp. recored in our previous study were identified as C. concava and N. seoulense, respectively. Three species, P. varium, C. concava, and Stephanoprora sp., are new trematode fauna in Korea.
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Animals
Cat Diseases/*epidemiology/parasitology
Cats
Helminthiasis/epidemiology/parasitology
Intestinal Diseases/epidemiology/parasitology/*veterinary
Intestine, Small/*parasitology
Microscopy
Parasitology
Republic of Korea/epidemiology
Trematoda/anatomy & histology/classification/*isolation & purification
Trematode Infections/epidemiology/parasitology/*veterinary
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