Metacercarial infections of Paragonimus westermani in freshwater crabs sold in markets in Seoul.

S. Y. Cho; S. Y. Kang; Y. Kong; H. J. Yang

doi:10.3347/kjp.1991.29.2.189

Metacercarial infections of Paragonimus westermani in freshwater crabs sold in markets in Seoul.

S. Y. Cho
, S. Y. Kang
, Y. Kong
, H. J. Yang

Department of Parasitology

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Abstract

Status of metacercarial infections of Paragonimus westermani was observed in freshwater crabs, which were purchased at 3 markets in its peak season of 1990. All of 85 crabs were Eriocheir japonicus. No other species of Eriocheir were found. When crushed muscle and viscera was examined individually, the infection rate was 11.8%; and mean number of metacercariae was 2.1 per infected crab. Unless adequately cooked, freshwater crabs are still potential sources of human paragonimiasis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	189-191
Number of pages	3
Journal	The Korean journal of parasitology
Volume	29
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.1991.29.2.189
State	Published - Jun 1991

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Metacercarial infections of Paragonimus westermani in freshwater crabs sold in markets in Seoul.

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