Korean J Parasitol.  2013 Jun;51(3):379-381. 10.3347/kjp.2013.51.3.379.

Spargana in a Weasel, Mustela sibirica manchurica, and a Wild Boar, Sus scrofa, from Gangwon-do, Korea

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
  • 2Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies, Yongin 449-854, Korea.
  • 3Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea.
  • 4Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea. bbbenji@naver.com

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.

Keyword

Spirometra erinacei; sparganum; wild boar; weasel

MeSH Terms

Animals
*Mustelidae
Republic of Korea
Sparganosis/epidemiology/*veterinary
*Sus scrofa
Swine
Swine Diseases/epidemiology/*parasitology
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