Spargana in a Weasel,Mustela sibirica manchurica,and a Wild Boar,Sus scrofa,from Gangwon-do,Korea |
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| Authors: | Seung-Ha Lee Eun-Yoon Choe Hyun-Duk Shin Min Seo |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.;2.Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies, Yongin 449-854, Korea.;3.Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.;4.Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea. |
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| Abstract: | To know the status of sparganum (plerocercoid of Spirometra erinacei) infection in the Korean wild life, several species of wild animals were captured in Gangwon-do and examined for their status of infection with spargana. From February to December 2011, a total of 62 wild boars, 5 badgers, 1 weasel, 1 Siberian chipmunk, and 53 wild rodents were captured, and their whole muscles were examined with naked eyes for the presence of spargana worms. From the weasel and 1 wild boar, a total of 5 spargana specimens were extracted. The weasel was for the first time recorded as an intermediate or paratenic/transport host of S. erinacei in Korea, and both the weasel (Mustela sibirica manchurica) and wild boar (Sus scrofa) were added to the list of wild animals carrying spargana. |
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| Keywords: | Spirometra erinacei sparganum wild boar weasel |
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