Enzooticity of the dogs, the reservoir host of Thelazia callipaeda, in Korea.
10.3347/kjp.2002.40.2.101
- Author:
Min SEO
;
Jae Ran YU
;
Hyun Young PARK
;
Sun HUH
;
Sang Kun KIM
;
Sung Tae HONG
- Publication Type:Original article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Thelazia callipaeda;
dogs;
reservoir host
- MeSH:
Animals;
Cattle;
Disease Reservoirs/*veterinary;
Dog Diseases/epidemiology/*parasitology;
Dogs;
Eye/parasitology;
Female;
*Host-Parasite Interactions;
Korea/epidemiology;
Male;
Prevalence;
Spirurida Infections/epidemiology/parasitology/*veterinary;
Swine;
Thelazioidea/*isolation & purification
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2002;40(2):101-103
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The reservoir hosts of Thelazia callipaeda were examined. The eyes of the 76 dogs raised at farm, 78 military dogs (shepherds), 96 cattle, and 105 pigs were investigated for the presence of eyeworm. Among them, six worms of T. callipaeda were collected from two dogs raised at farm (2.7%), and 188 worms from 26 shepherds (33.5%). No worms were recovered from the cattle or pigs. These results suggest that the dogs, especially the military dogs are serving as a reservoir host of T. callipaeda. in Korea.
