Epidemiological Investigation on the Intermediate Hosts of Paragonimus in Ninghai County of Zhejiang Province
- VernacularTitle:浙江宁海并殖吸虫中间宿主感染情况调查
- Author:
Jianfa LIU
;
Yan WU
;
Zhiyuan TANG
;
Dan MENG
;
Shujuan YANG
;
Wenwen JIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Paragonimus;
Intermediate host;
Epidemiological investigation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases
1987;0(04):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Freshwater crabs and snails were collected from Ninghai County in Zhejiang Province, and examined respectively for Paragonimus metacercariae and cercariae. Among 97 freshwater crabs found, the prevalence was 11.3% (11/97) with a mean intensity of 1 metacercariae per crab. It was 10.2% (5/49) and 20.2% (4/20) in the groups weighted 5-15 g and 15-25 g respectively, with an average intensity of 1, and no metacercariae were found in weight group of 25-35 g. Two positive crabs were found from 20 crabs with a low weight (
