Studies on the parasitic helminths of Korea II. Parasites of the rat, Rattus norvegicus Erxl. in Seoul, with the description of Capillaria hepatica(Bancroft, 1893) Travassos, (1915).
- Author:
Byong Seol SEO
1
;
Han Jong RIM
;
Chan Wuk LEE
;
Joo Soo YOON
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH: parasitology; epidemiology; helminth; trematoda; nematoda; cestoda; Echinostoma hortense; Fibricola seoulensis; Taenia taeniaformis, Hymenolepis nana; Hymenolepis diminuta; Heterakis spumosa; Syphacia obvelata; Nippostrongylus muris; Trichosomoides crassicauda; Capillaria hepatica
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology 1964;2(1):55-62
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: An investigation of the helminth parasites of house rat R. norvegicus Erxl. in Seoul has been carried on four years. A total of 325 rat was examined. Ten species of helminths were considered, of which 4 species were recored for the first time from Korea. The adult worm of Capillaria hepatica, the most common parasite of house rats in Seoul, was observed experimentally, and provided a more complete description of this worm.
