Korean J Parasitol.
2007 Jun;45(2):153-156. 10.3347/kjp.2007.45.2.153.
Plagiorchis muris infection in Apodemus agrarius from northern Gyeonggi-do (Province) near the demilitarized zone
- Affiliations
-
- 1Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, and Institute of Endemic Diseases, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul, Korea. cjy@snu.ac.kr
- 2Regional Emerging Infectious Disease Consultant, 18th Medical Command, Korea.
- 35th Medical Detachment, 168th Medical Battalion (AS), 18th Medical Command, Korea.
- 4Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 1720542
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2007.45.2.153
Abstract
- The small intestines of 6 species of rodents and 1 species of insectivore were examined seasonally for Plagiorchis muris infection in 3 different localities in northern Gyeonggi-do (Province), near the demilitarized zone (DMZ). A total of 1,496 animals, including 1,366 Apodemus agrarius, 54 Crocidura lasiura (insectivore), 32 Mus musculus, 28 Micronytus fortis, 9 Eothenomys regulus, 6 Micronys minutus, and 3 Cricetulus triton, were live-trapped at Yeoncheon-gun (n = 351), Paju-shi (804) and Pocheon-gun (343) at 3-mo intervals from December 2004 to September 2005. A total of 1,647 P. muris were collected from 72 (5.3%) A. agrarius. The infection rate was the highest in Pocheon-gun (8.2%), followed by Yeoncheon-gun (5.0%) and Paju-shi (4.2%). A higher infection rate was observed in A. agrarius captured during September (19.4%) than those captured during December (3.0%), June (2.6%), or April (0%). However, the worm burden was the highest in June (av. 32.1/animal), followed by September (24.7), December (4.0), and April (0). None of the other animal species were found infected with P. muris. The results reveal that A. agrarius is a natural definitive host for P. muris, and infection rates and worm burdens vary seasonally and geographically.
Keyword
MeSH Terms
-
Animals
Arvicolinae/parasitology
Cricetinae
Cricetulus/parasitology
Insectivora/parasitology
Intestine, Small/parasitology
Korea/epidemiology
Mice/parasitology
Murinae/*parasitology
Prevalence
Rodent Diseases/epidemiology/*parasitology
Rodentia
Seasons
Trematoda/*isolation & purification
Trematode Infections/epidemiology/parasitology/*veterinary
- Full Text Links
-
- Actions
-
Cited
- CITED
-
- Close
- Share
-
- Similar articles
-
- Intestinal Parasites among Wild Rodents in Northern Gangwon-do, Korea
- Echinostome Infections in the Striped-Field Mouse, Apodemus agrarius, and the Ussuri White-Toothed Shrew, Crocidura lasiura, Caught Near the Demilitarized Zone, Gyeonggi-do (Province), Republic of Korea
- Serological Study on Rickettsial Infection of Wild Rodents in Kyunggi and Kangwon Provinces in Korea
- Intestinal Nematodes from Small Mammals Captured near the Demilitarized Zone, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea
- Infection status of dragonflies with Plagiorchis muris metacercariae in Korea
