Korean J Parasitol.  2016 Aug;54(4):509-518. 10.3347/kjp.2016.54.4.509.

Catenotaenia dendritica (Cestoda: Catenotaeniidae) and Three Ectoparasite Species in the Red Squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, from Cheongju, Korea

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Parasitology, Medical Research Institute and Parasite Resource Bank, School of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea. kseom@chungbuk.ac.kr
  • 2The Wildlife Center of Chungbuk, Cheongju 28116, Korea.
  • 3College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
  • 4Department of Environmental Medical Biology and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.

Abstract

Parasites are recorded from the red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, from Cheongju, the Republic of Korea. A total of 5 road-killed squirrels were thoroughly examined for internal and external parasites from November 2011 to May 2014. Total 4 parasite species, including 1 tapeworm and 3 ectoparasite species were recovered. They were morphologically identified as Catenotaenia dendritica (Cestoda: Catenotaeniidae), Hirstionyssus sciurinus, Leptotrombidium pallidum, and Ceratophyllus (Monopsyllus) indages. Among them, C. dendritica and H. sciurinus are recorded for the first time in the Korean parasite fauna. In addition, the possibility that the red squirrel could act as a reservoir host for a zoonotic disease like tsutsugamushi disease with L. pallidum as its vector has been raised.

Keyword

Sciurus vulgaris; Catenotaenia dendritica; Hirstionyssus sciurinus; Leptotrombidium pallidum; Cetatophyllus (Monopsyllus) indages; red squirrel; Cheongju; Korea

MeSH Terms

Cestoda
Chungcheongbuk-do*
Globus Pallidus
Korea*
Parasites
Republic of Korea
Sciuridae*
Scrub Typhus
Trombiculidae
Zoonoses
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