Studies on the parasitic helminths of Korea III. Nematodes and cestodes of rodents.
10.3347/kjp.1968.6.3.123
- Author:
Byeong Seol SEO
;
Han Jong RIM
;
Jong June YOON
;
Bon Yong KOO
;
Nam Tae HONG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
parasitology-helminth-nematoda-cestoda;
Heterakis spumosa;
Syphacia obvelata;
Nippostrongylus muris;
Protospirura muris;
Capillaria hepatica;
Capillaria sp.;
Heligmosomum sp.;
Cysticercus fasciolaris;
Taenia taeniaeformis;
epidemiology;
rodent
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
1968;6(3):123-131
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A survey for nematode and cestode parasites of rodents in Korea has been carried out at the areas of Chulwon, Kumwha, Pochon, Paju and Chungpyong, Kyunggi-Do. A total of 300 rodents of seven species was examined, comprising of 219 A. agrarius, 33 R. norvegicus, 8 R. alexandrinus, 14 Mus musculus yamashinai, Microtus fortis pellceus, 21 Crocidura russula and a Cricetulus trition nester. The following fifteen species belonging to thirteen genera were identified: NEMATODA: Heterakis spumosa, Syphacia obvelata, Nippostrongylus muris, Protospirura muris, Capillaria hepatica, Capillaria sp., Heligmosomum sp., Heligmosomoides sp., Rictularia sp. and Gongylonema sp. CESTODA: Hymenolepis nana, Hymenolepis diminuta, Raillietina coreensis, Paranoplocephala sp. and Cysticercus fasciolaris(the larva of Taenia taeniaeformis).
