Spargana in a Weasel, Mustela sibirica manchurica, and a Wild Boar, Sus scrofa, from Gangwon-do, Korea.
10.3347/kjp.2013.51.3.379
- Author:
Seung Ha LEE
1
;
Eun Yoon CHOE
;
Hyun Duk SHIN
;
Min SEO
Author Information
1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
- Publication Type:Brief Communication ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Spirometra erinacei;
sparganum;
wild boar;
weasel
- MeSH:
Animals;
*Mustelidae;
Republic of Korea;
Sparganosis/epidemiology/*veterinary;
*Sus scrofa;
Swine;
Swine Diseases/epidemiology/*parasitology
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2013;51(3):379-381
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
