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The route of infection of Paragonimus westermani (diploid type) cercariae in the freshwater crab, Geothelphusa dehaani

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

Toshiyuki Shibahara
Toshiyuki Shibahara
Affiliation:
Laboratory Animal Research Center, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago 683, Japan
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Abstract

The different routes of infection of Paragonimus westermani (diploid type) in the freshwater crab, Geothelphusa dehaani, were experimentally confirmed by various methods. In all the experiments, P. westermani metacercariae were recovered from the muscles, gills and liver of the infected crabs with the cercariae, although they were smaller than those of naturally infected ones. This is the first experimental evidence that G. dehaani is infected by both oral feeding and percutaneous contact with P. westermani (diploid type) cercariae.

Keywords

Paragonimus westermanidiploid typeGeothelphusa dehaaniinfection route
Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 65 , Issue 1 , March 1991 , pp. 38 - 42
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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