Intestinal trematodes infecting humans in Korea.

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dc.contributor.authorChai, J Yen_US
dc.contributor.authorLee, S Hen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T14:37:37Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T14:37:37Z
dc.date.issued1991-12-01en_US
dc.descriptionThe Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 67 references.en_US
dc.description.abstractSixteen species of intestinal trematodes have been recovered from humans in Korea. They include 10 species of the family Heterophyidae (Metagonimus yokogawai, M. takahashii, Heterophyes nocens, H. heterophyes, H. dispar, Heterophyopsis continua, Pygidiopsis summa, Stellantchasmus falcatus, Centrocestus armatus, and Stictodora fuscatum); one species of Diplostomidae (Fibricola seoulensis); three species of Echinostomatidae (Echinostoma hortense, E. cinetorchis, and Echinochasmus japonicus); one species of Plagiorchiidae (Plagiorchis sp.), and one species of Gymnophallidae (Gymnophalloides sp.). Biological and epidemiological studies have shown that all of these species are endemic to Korea except H. heterophyes and H. dispar, which were imported from the Middle East, and Plagiorchis sp., which has not been found in Korea. Several fresh water fish were found carrying metacercarial stages of M. yokogawai, M. takahashii, C. armatus, E. hortense, E. cinetorchis and E. japonicus. Brackish water fish were found to be the second intermediate host of H. nocens, H. continua, P. summa, S. falcatus, and/or S. fuscatum. Terrestrial snakes were the second intermediate (or paratenic) host of F. seoulensis. Among these intestinal flukes, M. yokogawai is the most common one in Korea.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Parasitology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChai JY, Lee SH. Intestinal trematodes infecting humans in Korea. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1991 Dec; 22 Suppl(): 163-70en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/30640
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/seameo/publication.htmen_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshHeterophyidae --classificationen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIntestinal Diseases, Parasitic --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshKorea --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshTrematoda --classificationen_US
dc.subject.meshTrematode Infections --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshZoonosesen_US
dc.titleIntestinal trematodes infecting humans in Korea.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeReviewen_US
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