Parasitological Survey of the First Intermediate Host of the Lung Fluke, Paragonimus westermani, in Iga Area of Mie Prefecture, Japan

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During the period from September 1985 to March 1988, the freshwater snails, Semisulcospira libertina, were collected from 4 mountain rivers in Ayama County of Mie Prefecture, which is known as a heavily infected locality with Paragonimus westermani (Kerbert, 1878) Braun, 1899, and were examined for cercariae and rediae of this lung fluke. Of 3,000 snails studied, 80 (2.67%) harbored Paragonimus larvae. The infected snails were found at 3 sites in the Nishitani (A), Nenobi (B), and Higashitani (C) rivers. The infection rate of Paragonimus cercariae at these sites varied from 0.13 to 6.08%. The highest incidence (6.08%) of cercarial infection occurred at site A (Nishitani river), where the prevalence and intensity of infection with P. westermani metacercariae were considerably greater in the 2nd intermediate host crabs. No Paragonimus cercaria was observed in 776 snails collected at site D (Taki river), where the incidence and degree of metacercarial infection in crabs were quite small. There was a positive correlation between the infection incidence of P. westermani and the size of S. libertina; the percentage of infected snails increased in larger size classes, reaching 24.14% at a shell length of over 40mm. In the 80 positive snails there were 51 mixed infections with P. westermani and 1 or 2 other species of trematode larvae. Of these, 43 were double infections and 8 triple. The morphological features of P. westermani cercaria and redia are described.
大阪府立大学の論文
1989-03-31

Parasitological Survey of the First Intermediate Host of the Lung Fluke, Paragonimus westermani, in Iga Area of Mie Prefecture, Japan

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