[原著］Helminth Fauna of the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan : 3. Gnathostoma doloresi larvae from Rana (Babina) subaspera in Amami-oshima Island

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Gnathostomiasis is a famous zoonotic disease caused by the larval nematodes of the genus Gnathostoma. Almost all of the causative agents recovered from the human cases in the past Japan have been identified with Gnathostoma spinigerum Owen, 1936. However, some of the recent cases were demonstrated to be due to some other gnathostome species, and attentions have been attracted to these non-spinigerum species. This report will cover the larvae of a non-spinigerum gnathostome collected from a species of frog in Amami-oshima Island, Japan, last year. Included in this study is the description of the morphological characteristics of the worms which have not yet been reported from a frog. The life history and pathogenicity of this species will be discussed.
琉球大学医学部の論文