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. 1999 Jun;37(2):65-70.
doi: 10.3347/kjp.1999.37.2.65.

Infection status of dragonflies with Plagiorchis muris metacercariae in Korea

S J Hong  1 , H C Woo, S U Lee, S Huh
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Infection status of dragonflies with Plagiorchis muris metacercariae in Korea

S J Hong et al. Korean J Parasitol. 1999 Jun.

Abstract

Plagiorchis muris has been found in both house and field rats as well as in humans. The infection status of the second intermediate hosts of P. muris is prerequisite in understanding their biological features in an ecosystem. Six species of dragonflies were caught in a wide range of areas in Korea; and they were Sympetrum darwinianum, S. eroticum, S. pedomontanum, S. infuscatum, Pantala flavoscens, Calopteryx atrata, and Orthetrum albistylum speciosum. The occurrence of P. muris metacercariae in dragonflies was nationwide with various infection rates. The metacercarial burden of P. muris in the surveyed areas was the highest in S. eroticum followed by S. darwinianum, S. pedomontanum, and C. atrata. The highest infection rate by P. muris metacercariae was found in S. darwinianum followed by S. eroticum. The metacercarial burden was particularly heavy in the dragonflies found in Hamyang-gun and Kosong-gun, Kyongsangnam-do. It is, therefore, likely that dragonflies play a significant role as the second intermediate host in the life cycle of P. muris in Korea.

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A Plagiorchis muris metacercaria collected from a dragonfly, Sympetrum darwinianum. A stylet (arrowhead) is in the oral sucker which is larger than the acetabulum (Ab). Bar=50 µm.
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