Heterophyid metacercarial infections in brackish water fishes from Jinju-man (Bay), Kyongsangnam-do, Korea.
- Author:
Do Gyun KIM
1
;
Tong Soo KIM
;
Shin Hyeong CHO
;
Hyeon Je SONG
;
Woon Mok SOHN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Comparative Study ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords: Heterophyidae; metacercaria; Metagonimus takahashii; Heterophyes nocens; Heterophyopsis continua; Pygidiopsis summa; Stictodora sp.; fish; Jinju-man (Bay); Korea
- MeSH: Trematode Infections/epidemiology/parasitology/*veterinary; Seawater; Prevalence; Life Cycle Stages; Korea/epidemiology; Heterophyidae/anatomy & histology/*isolation & purification; Fishes; Fish Diseases/*epidemiology/*parasitology; Cats; Animals
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology 2006;44(1):7-13
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Heterophyid metacercarial infections in brackish water fishes, i.e., perch, shad, mullet, redlip mullet, and goby, of Jinju-man (Bay), Kyongsangnam-do, Korea, were investigated using a digestion technique. Among 45 perch (Lateolabrax japonicus), the metacercariae of Heterophyopsis continua were found in 55.6% (18.5 metacercariae per fish), Stictodora spp. in 28.9% (3.6), and Metagonimus takahashii in 6.7% (17.0). The metacercariae of H. continua were detected in 23 (65.7%) of 35 shad (Konosirus punctatus). Among 15 mullet (Mugil cephalus), the metacercariae of Pygidiopsis summa were found in 100% (105.9 metacercariae per fish), Heterophyes nocens in 40.0% (8.5), H. continua in 13.3%, and Stictodora spp. in 6.7%. Among 12 redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus), the metacercariae of P. summa were detected in 91.7% (1,299 metacercariae per fish), H. nocens in 16.7%, and Stictodora spp. in 16.7%. Among 35 gobies (Acanthogobius flavimanus), the metacercariae of Stictodora spp. were found in 82.9% (44.5 metacercariae per fish), and H. continua in 25.7% (2.8). The adult flukes recovered from a cat experimentally infected with metacercariae from perches were compatible with M. takahashii. The results confirm that the estuarine fish in Jinju-man (Bay) are heavily infected with heterophyid metacercariae. Furthermore, it was found for the first time that the perch acts as a second intermediate host for M. takahashii.
