Korean J Parasitol.  2018 Aug;56(4):375-378. 10.3347/kjp.2018.56.4.375.

A Case of Fascioliasis in A Wild Nutria, Myocastor coypus, in Republic of Korea

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea. ihhong@gnu.ac.kr
  • 2Institute of Animal Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea.
  • 3Department of Wildlife Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.

Abstract

A total of 44 adult or juvenile nutrias were necropsied for disease survey. A large nodule was found in the liver of a nutria. The histopathological specimen of the hepatic nodule was microscopically examined, and sectional worms were found in the bile duct. The worms showed a tegument with spines, highly branches of vitelline glands and intestine. Finally, we histopathologically confirmed fascioliasis in a wild nutria. In the present study, a case of fascioliasis in a wild nutria is first confirmed in Korea.

Keyword

Myocastor coypus; Fascioliasis; nutria; liver fluke

MeSH Terms

Adult
Bile Ducts
Fasciola hepatica
Fascioliasis*
Humans
Intestines
Korea
Liver
Republic of Korea*
Spine
Vitellins
Vitellins
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