Infections of Intestinal Helminth at Two Species of Field Mice, Apodemus agrarius and A. Peninsulae, in Gangwondo and Chungcheongnam-do, Korea
10.3347/kjp.2018.56.3.301
- Author:
Jae Hyung LEE
1
;
Shuang GONG
;
Yung Chul PARK
;
Hyun Ju KIM
;
In Wook CHOI
;
Young Ha LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Medical Science, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon 35015, Korea. yhalee@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Intestinal helminth;
wild rodent;
Gangwon-do;
Chungcheongnam-do
- MeSH:
Animals;
Cestoda;
Chungcheongnam-do;
Gangwon-do;
Gastrointestinal Contents;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Helminths;
Hymenolepis diminuta;
Intestines;
Korea;
Livestock;
Mice;
Murinae;
Nippostrongylus;
Ovum;
Parasites;
Rodentia
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2018;56(3):301-304
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Rodents are important reservoirs of diseases affecting people and livestock, and are major sources of parasite contamination of agricultural products. We surveyed the infection status of intestinal helminths in 2 species of field mice, Apodemus agrarius and A. peninsulae, captured in the agricultural fields of Gangwon-do and Chungcheongnam-do, Korea. Total 83 mice (57 A. agrarius and 26 A. peninsulae) were collected in 2 surveyed areas, and the intestines of each mouse were opened with scissors, and then intestinal contents were examined with microscope. Total 6 species of intestinal helminth were detected in 61 (73.5%) out of 83 mice examined. Four species of nematode, i.e., Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, Aspiculuris tetraptera, Heterakis spp. and ascarid, were found in 40 (48.2%), 14 (16.9%), 11 (13.3%) and 13 (15.7%) mice respectively. One species of cestode, Hymenolepis diminuta and 1 unidentified egg were also detected in the intestines of 14 (16.9%) and 1 (1.2%) mice, respectively. Conclusively, this study identified 5 helminth species in the gastrointestinal tracts of wild rodents captured in some areas in central and northern Korea, and N. brasiliensis was the most prevalent (dominant) species rather than zoonotic ones.
