Trematode Metacercariae in Freshwater Fish from Water Systems of Hantangang and Imjingang in Republic of Korea.
10.3347/kjp.2015.53.3.289
- Author:
Woon Mok SOHN
1
;
Byoung Kuk NA
;
Shin Hyeong CHO
;
Soon Won LEE
;
Seung Bong CHOI
;
Won Seok SEOK
Author Information
1. Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju 660-751, Korea. wmsohn@gnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Clonorchis sinensis;
Metagonimus spp.;
Centrocestus armatus;
Echinostoma spp. and Stephanoprora spp.;
Diplostomum spp.;
freshwater fish;
digenetic trematode;
metacercaria;
Hantangang;
Imjingang
- MeSH:
Animals;
Female;
Fish Diseases/epidemiology/*parasitology;
Fresh Water/parasitology;
Male;
Metacercariae/classification/genetics/growth & development/*isolation & purification;
Prevalence;
Republic of Korea/epidemiology;
Trematoda/classification/genetics/growth & development/*isolation & purification;
Trematode Infections/epidemiology/parasitology/*veterinary
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2015;53(3):289-298
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The infection status of freshwater fish with digenetic trematode metacercariae was examined in water systems of Hantangang and Imjingang (River), the Republic of Korea. A total of 877 (594 from Hantangang and 283 from Imjingang) fishes were examined by the artificial digestion methods. Clonorchis sinensis metacercariae were detected in 7 (1.2%) fishes (in 3 spp.) from Hantangang in Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do, and 40 (14.1%) fishes (in 7 spp.) from Munsancheon in Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do. The average densities were 1.9 and 35.6 per fish infected, respectively. Metagonimus spp. metacercariae were detected in 312 (52.5%) and 113 (39.9%) fishes from Hantangang and Imjingang, and their average densities were 47.5 and 9.6 per fish infected, respectively. Centrocestus armatus metacercariae were found in 161 (27.1%) and 70 (24.7%) fishes from Hantangang and Imjingang, and their average number per fish infected was 694 and 82, respectively. Echinostoma spp. metacercariae were detected in 50 (8.4%) and 94 (33.2%) fishes from Hantangang and Imjingang, and their average densities were 9.6 and 23.1 per fish infected, respectively. The infection status of fishes with metacercariae of Stephanoprora spp., Diplostomum spp., Clinostomum complanatum, Metorchis orientalis, and Metorchis taiwanensis were analyzed by surveyed regions. Conclusively, it was confirmed that C. sinensis metacercariae were quite commonly detected in fishes from Munsancheon but rarely from other localities, whereas the metacercariae of other digenetic trematodes were relatively prevalent in fishes from water systems of Hantangang and Imjingang in Korea.
