1.Intestinal Helminth Infections in Feral Cats and a Raccoon Dog on Aphaedo Island, Shinan-gun, with a Special Note on Gymnophalloides seoi Infection in Cats.
Eun Hee SHIN ; Jae Hwan PARK ; Sang Mee GUK ; Jae Lip KIM ; Jong Yil CHAI
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2009;47(2):189-191
Four feral cats and a raccoon dog purchased from a local collector on Aphaedo Island, Shinan-gun, where human Gymnophalloides seoi infections are known to be prevalent, were examined for their intestinal helminth parasites. From 2 of 4 cats, a total of 310 adult G. seoi specimens were recovered. Other helminths detected in cats included Heterophyes nocens (1,527 specimens), Pygidiopsis summa (131), Stictodora fuscata (4), Acanthotrema felis (2), Spirometra erinacei (15), toxocarids (4), and a hookworm (1). A raccoon dog was found to be infected with a species of echinostome (55), hookworms (7), toxocarids (3), P. summa (3), and S. erinacei (1). No G. seoi was found in the raccoon dog. The results indicate that feral cats and raccoon dogs on Aphaedo are natural definitive hosts for intestinal trematodes and cestodes, including G. seoi, H. nocens, and S. erinacei. It has been first confirmed that cats, a mammalian species other than humans, play the role of a natural definitive host for G. seoi on Aphaedo Island.
Animals
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Cats/*parasitology
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Cestoda/isolation & purification
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Helminthiasis, Animal/*parasitology
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Korea
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Raccoon Dogs/*parasitology
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Trematoda/*isolation & purification
2.The Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres interpres, a New Definitive Host for Gynaecotyla squatarolae (Digenea: Microphallidae).
Min SEO ; Sang Mee GUK ; Jong Yil CHAI
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2008;46(1):41-43
The ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres interpres, a migratory Korean bird, was proved to be a natural definitive host for Gynaecotyla squatarolae (Digenea: Microphallidae). The ruddy turnstone was found dead at the seashore of Okgueup, Gunsan-si, Jeollabuk-do. The intestinal tract was examined, and 98 unknown flukes were recovered. The worms were 600 x 284 micrometer in size, and had 2 ventral suckers. The seminal vesicle was large, the genital atrium was prominent, and the average egg size was 20 x 12.5 micrometer. Based on these results, the worms were identified as G. squatarolae. This is the first report on the ruddy turnstone as a natural definitive host of G. squatarolae in the Republic of Korea.
Animals
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Bird Diseases/*parasitology
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Birds/*parasitology
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Helminthiasis, Animal/*parasitology
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Rats
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Trematoda/anatomy & histology/classification/*isolation & purification
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Trematode Infections/*parasitology
3.The Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres interpres, a New Definitive Host for Gynaecotyla squatarolae (Digenea: Microphallidae).
Min SEO ; Sang Mee GUK ; Jong Yil CHAI
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2008;46(1):41-43
The ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres interpres, a migratory Korean bird, was proved to be a natural definitive host for Gynaecotyla squatarolae (Digenea: Microphallidae). The ruddy turnstone was found dead at the seashore of Okgueup, Gunsan-si, Jeollabuk-do. The intestinal tract was examined, and 98 unknown flukes were recovered. The worms were 600 x 284 micrometer in size, and had 2 ventral suckers. The seminal vesicle was large, the genital atrium was prominent, and the average egg size was 20 x 12.5 micrometer. Based on these results, the worms were identified as G. squatarolae. This is the first report on the ruddy turnstone as a natural definitive host of G. squatarolae in the Republic of Korea.
Animals
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Bird Diseases/*parasitology
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Birds/*parasitology
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Helminthiasis, Animal/*parasitology
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Rats
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Trematoda/anatomy & histology/classification/*isolation & purification
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Trematode Infections/*parasitology
4.Identification of Acanthocephala discovered in changran-pickles and myungran-pickles.
Jong Tai KIM ; Jong Yeol PARK ; Hun Su SEO ; Hwa Gyun OH ; Jae Wuk NOH ; Sung Won KIM ; Hee Jeong YOUN
Journal of Veterinary Science 2001;2(2):111-114
To identify acanthocephala found in 'Changran-pickles' and 'Myungran-pickles' each organ was measured in permanent slides. In the present report, the results obtained were as follows: 1. Morphology of male worms: Worms possessed 18-19 longitudinal rows, with 4 hooks per row, which became smaller towards the base of proboscis. Each worm contained two testis and six cement glands arranged linearly. Body 22.0 by 0.8-0.6 mm and 15.0 by 0.6-0.4 mm, proboscis 284.8 by 227.6 microgram and 524.9 by 151.4 microgram, proboscis sheath 1570.7 by 72.7 microgram and 751.9 by 280.4 microgram, lemnisci length 2566.7 and 1085.6, testis 2202.9-1860.5 by 737.0-575.7 microgram and 1033.8-981.1 by 463.1-351.6 microgram, cement glands 940.2 by 441.2 microgram and 610.0 by 369.1 microgram. 2. Morphology of female worms: Worms possessed 14-18 longitudinal rows, with 6-10 hooks per row and become smaller toward the base of proboscis. Each worm contained an uterine bell and uterus in the posterior portion and the eggs filled the body cavity. Body 14.0~51.0 mm by 0.7-0.5~2.2-1.4 mm, proboscis 466.1-268.9 microgram by 259.9-252.0 microgram, proboscis sheath 1550.7-506.0 by 298.8-231.1 microgram, lemnisci length 1325.7-473.1 microgram, eggs 112.4 by 28.5 microgram~51.7 by 14.0 microgram. In this present study, the acanthocephala collected in 'Changran-pickles' and 'Myungran-pickles' were identified as Echinorhynchus gadi by morphological features.
Acanthocephala/anatomy & histology/classification/*isolation & purification
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Animals
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Female
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Fish Diseases/*parasitology
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Fishes
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Helminthiasis, Animal/*parasitology
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Korea
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Male
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Seafood/*parasitology
5.Infection Status of Estuarine Fish and Oysters with Intestinal Fluke Metacercariae in Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do, Korea.
Shin Hyeong CHO ; In Sang KIM ; Eun Jung HWANG ; Tong Soo KIM ; Byoung Kuk NA ; Woon Mok SOHN
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2012;50(3):215-220
The source of human infection with intestinal flukes was surveyed in estuarine fishes, including the dotted gizzard shad, common sea bass, common blackish goby, redlip mullet, black sea bream, and oyster collected from Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do, Korea during August and September 2007. Collected fishes and oysters were artificially digested in pepsin-HCl solution and examined under a stereomicroscope. In 36 shads (Konosirus punctatus) and 20 basses (Lateolabrax japonicus) examined, Heterophyopsis continua metacercariae were found in 58.3% and 100%, and their average numbers were 12.0 and 6.3 per infected fish, respectively. In 34 gobies (Acanthogobius flavimanus) examined, metacercariae of H. continua were detected in 79.4%, Stictodora lari in 97.1%, and Acanthotrema felis in 92.1%, and their average numbers were 45.8, 189.3, and 235.3 per infected fish, respectively. In 37 redlip mullets (Chelon haematocheilus), Heterophyes nocens metacercariae were found in 56.8%, Pygidiopsis summa in 94.6%, and Stictodora fuscata in 45.9%, and the average metacercarial densities were 17.4, 31.3, and 35.1 per infected fish, respectively. In 30 black sea breams (Acanthopagrus schlegeli) and 45 oysters (Crassostrea gigas) examined, no metacercariae were detected. From the above results, it has been confirmed that the dotted gizzard shad, common sea bass, common blackish goby, and redlip mullet from Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do, Korea are infected with the metacercariae of heterophyid flukes.
Animals
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Fish Diseases/parasitology
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Fishes/*parasitology
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Helminthiasis/parasitology
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Helminthiasis, Animal/epidemiology/parasitology
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Humans
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Intestinal Diseases/parasitology/veterinary
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Intestines/parasitology
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Korea
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Metacercariae/isolation & purification
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Microscopy/methods
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Ostreidae/*parasitology
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Prevalence
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Trematoda/*isolation & purification
6.A Horsehair Worm, Gordius sp. (Nematomorpha: Gordiida), Passed in a Canine Feces.
Eui Ju HONG ; Cheolho SIM ; Joon Seok CHAE ; Hyeon Cheol KIM ; Jinho PARK ; Kyoung Seong CHOI ; Do Hyeon YU ; Jae Gyu YOO ; Bae Keun PARK
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2015;53(6):719-724
Nematomorpha, horsehair or Gordian worms, include about 300 freshwater species in 22 genera (Gordiida) and 5 marine species in 1 marine genus (Nectonema). They are parasitic in arthropods during their juvenile stage. In the present study, the used gordian worm was found in the feces of a dog (5-month old, male) in July 2014. Following the worm analysis using light and scanning electron microscopes, the morphological classification was re-evaluated with molecular analysis. The worm was determined to be a male worm having a bi-lobed tail and had male gonads in cross sections. It was identified as Gordius sp. (Nematomorpha: Gordiidae) based on the characteristic morphologies of cross sections and areole on the cuticle. DNA analysis on 18S rRNA partial sequence arrangements was also carried out, and the gordiid worm was assumed to be close to the genus Gordius based on a phylogenic tree analysis.
Animals
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Dog Diseases/diagnosis/*parasitology
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Dogs
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Feces/*parasitology
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Helminthiasis, Animal/diagnosis/*parasitology
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Helminths/classification/genetics/*isolation & purification
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Male
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
7.First Record of Bourgelatia diducta (Nematoda: Chabertiidae) from Wild Boars in the Republic of Korea.
Kyu Sung AHN ; Dae Sung OH ; Ah Jin AHN ; Guk Hyun SUH ; Sung Shik SHIN
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2013;51(4):441-448
This study describes the first record of Bourgelatia diducta (Nematoda: Chabertiidae) from wild boars in the Republic of Korea (=South Korea). Gastrointestinal tracts of 87 Korean wild boars (Sus scrofa coreanus) hunted in mountains in the south-western part of South Korea between 2009 and 2012 were examined for their visceral helminths. B. diducta, as identified by morphological characteristics of the head and tail, were recovered from the large intestine of 47 (54%) wild boars. The average length of adult female worms was 11.3+/-0.87 mm and the thickest part of the body measured 0.54+/-0.04 mm in maximum width, while those of males were 9.8+/-0.72 and 0.45+/-0.03 mm, respectively. The characteristic J-shaped type II ovejector was observed in females, and the type II dorsal ray with 2 rami on each side of the median fissure was uniquely seen in males. The buccal capsule was small, relatively thin-walled, cylindrical, very short, and ring-shaped. The externodorsal ray arose from a common stem with the dorsal ray. The cervical groove was absent. The anterior extremity was equipped with 20-22 external corona radiata, 4 cephalic papillae and 2 lateral amphids around the mouth. The eggs were 66.0x38.9 microm in average size. By the present study, B. diducta (Nematoda: Chabertiidae) is recorded for the first time in South Korea. Additionally, morphological characteristics and identification keys provided in the present study will be helpful in the faunistic or taxonomic studies for strongylid nematodes related.
Animals
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Female
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Helminthiasis, Animal/*parasitology
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Male
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Nematoda/anatomy & histology/growth & development/*isolation & purification
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Republic of Korea
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Sus scrofa/*parasitology
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Swine
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Swine Diseases/*parasitology
8.A comparative study of gastrointestinal parasites between ranched and free ranging Burchell's zebra (Equus burchelli antiquorum) in Isiolo district, Kenya.
Elizabeth N WAMBWA ; W O OGARA ; Dennis MUDAKHA
Journal of Veterinary Science 2004;5(3):215-220
Parasites were collected from 20 Burchell's zebra, Equus burchelli antiquorum, from Isiolo district, Kenya. 10 were ranched animals from the Lewa Downs Ranch and 10 free ranging from the areas adjacent to the ranch to the north. The animals were culled from 4th to 18th June 1995. The gastrointestinal tract was removed from the carcass and separated as stomach, small and large intestines and searched for parasites. The abdominal cavity was scrutinized for Setaria species. The parasites were identified to genus and in some cases species level. All animals were infected with at least three genera of parasites of which at least one genus was a nematode. A total of 10 genera representing eight families were recovered from the two groups. These included six nematode families, Strongylidae, Atractidae, Oxyuridae, Spiruridae, Setariidae, and Ascaridae, one cestode family, Anoplocephalidae and one family of the larvae of Gasterophilus bot flies, Gasterophilidae. The most prevalent families were Atractidae (100%) and Gasterophilidae (100%). The principle nematode genera was Crossocephalus whose total burden, plus or minus the standard deviation, was 3,471,129 +/- 1,352,922. Setaria species were recovered from the abdominal cavity of 45% of all the animals examined. The overall total worm burden was higher in the free ranging zebra 2,743,410 +/- 849,604 than the ranched zebra, 787,669 +/- 246,006. The range of individual genera varied from 0 to 269,225 in the free ranging group, which was higher than 0 to 77,890 in the ranched animals. From statistical analysis, no significant difference could be found between males and females. However, the burdens of genera Strongylus, Triodontophorus, Crossocephalus and Parascaris were significantly higher in free ranging animals.
Animals
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Diptera
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Equidae/*parasitology
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Feces/parasitology
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Female
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Gastrointestinal Diseases/epidemiology/parasitology/*veterinary
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Helminthiasis, Animal/epidemiology/*parasitology
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Helminths/*isolation&purification
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Kenya/epidemiology
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Male
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Parasite Egg Count/veterinary
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Prevalence
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Statistics, Nonparametric
9.Infection status with helminthes in feral cats purchased from a market in Busan, Republic of Korea.
The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2005;43(3):93-100
The present study was performed to investigate the infection status with helminth in a group of feral cats in Korea. More than 29 helminth species including adults or eggs were detected in visceral and fecal samples of the examined cats. Among these were a host of nematodes, including toxocarids, Ancylostoma sp. and the larva of Anisakis simplex; trematodes, including Clonorchis sinensis, Paragonimus westermani, Eurytrema pancreaticum, Pharyngostomum cordatum, Metagonimus spp., Heterophyes nocens, Pygidiopsis summa, Heterophyopsis continua, Stictodora fuscata, Stictodora lari, Acanthotrema felis, Stellantchasmus falcatus, Centrocestus armatus, Procerovum varium, Cryptocotyle sp., Echinostoma revolutum, Echinostoma hortense, Echinochasmus japonicus, Stephanoprora sp., Plagiorchis muris, Neodiplostomum sp. and diplostomulum. We also detected a variety of cestodes, including Spirometra erinacei, Taenia taeniaeformis and unidentified species of tapeworm. We also found examples of the acanthocephalan, Bolbosoma sp. In our assessment of the stools, we detected at least 12 species of helminth eggs. These findings confirmed that feral cats in Korea are infected with a variety of helminth parasite species. Furthermore, among the helminths detected, E. pancreaticum, S. fuscata, S. lari, A. felis, S. falcatus, C. armatus, P. varium, Cryptocotyle sp., E. revolutum, E. japonicus, Stephanoprora sp., P. muris, Neodiplostomum sp. and Bolbosoma sp. represent helminth fauna which have not been reported previously in feral cats in the Republic of Korea.
Acanthocephala/*isolation & purification
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Animals
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Cat Diseases/*parasitology
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Cats/*parasitology
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Cestoda/*isolation & purification
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Feces/parasitology
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Helminthiasis, Animal/*parasitology
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Korea
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Nematoda/*isolation & purification
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Parasite Egg Count
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Species Specificity
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Trematoda/*isolation & purification