Korean J Parasitol.
2013 Jun;51(3):379-381. 10.3347/kjp.2013.51.3.379.
Spargana in a Weasel, Mustela sibirica manchurica, and a Wild Boar, Sus scrofa, from Gangwon-do, Korea
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- 1Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
- 2Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies, Yongin 449-854, Korea.
- 3Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
- 4Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea. bbbenji@naver.com
- KMID: 1715716
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2013.51.3.379
Abstract
- To know the status of sparganum (plerocercoid of Spirometra erinacei) infection in the Korean wild life, several species of wild animals were captured in Gangwon-do and examined for their status of infection with spargana. From February to December 2011, a total of 62 wild boars, 5 badgers, 1 weasel, 1 Siberian chipmunk, and 53 wild rodents were captured, and their whole muscles were examined with naked eyes for the presence of spargana worms. From the weasel and 1 wild boar, a total of 5 spargana specimens were extracted. The weasel was for the first time recorded as an intermediate or paratenic/transport host of S. erinacei in Korea, and both the weasel (Mustela sibirica manchurica) and wild boar (Sus scrofa) were added to the list of wild animals carrying spargana.
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