Infection status of pond smelts, Hypomesus olidus, and other freshwater fishes with trematode metacercariae in 6 large lakes.
10.3347/kjp.2006.44.3.243
- Author:
Shin Hyeong CHO
1
;
Woon Mok SOHN
;
Sung Shik SHIN
;
Hyeon Je SONG
;
Taek Gyun CHOI
;
Chang Mi OH
;
Yoon KONG
;
Tong Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Health, Seoul 122-701, Korea. nihkim@nih.go.kr
- Publication Type:Brief Communication ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Hypomesus olidus;
pond smelt;
Clonorchis sinensis;
Metagonimus sp.;
trematode metacercaria
- MeSH:
Trematode Infections/*veterinary;
Osmeriformes/*parasitology;
Korea;
Humans;
Fresh Water;
Fish Diseases/*parasitology;
Animals
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2006;44(3):243-246
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
In order to determine the current infection status of pond smelts, Hypomesus olidus, and other freshwater fishes with trematode metacercariae, a total of 4,861 pond smelts and 18 other freshwater fishes, collected from the Soyang and Uiam Lakes in Gangwon-do, the Unam Lake in Jeollabuk-do, the Jangseong Lake in Jeollanam-do, the Uirim-ji (lake) in Chungcheongbuk-do, and the Andong Lake in Gyeongsangbuk-do, were individually digested with 1% pepsin-HCl and examined under a dissecting microscope. In all pond smelts caught from the 6 lakes, we were unable to detect any known human infectious trematode metacercariae in Korea. However, in other freshwater fishes, such as, Squalidus japonicus coreanus (Unam Lake), and Zacco platypus (Jangseong Lake) and Opsariichthys uncirostris amurensis (Jangseong Lake), metacercariae of human-infecting trematodes, i.e., Clonorchis sinensis and Metagonimus sp. were detected, respectively.
