Snail-borne parasitic zoonoses in Korea.
A total of 22 snail-borne parasites causing various parasitic zoonoses in Korea are listed and reviewed. All of these parasites are indigenous except Heterophyes heterophyes, H. dispar and Angiostrongylus cantonensis detected in patients who traveled outside of Korea.
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Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
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D000818:Animals; D003003:Clonorchiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D004011:Dicrocoeliasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D004199:Disease Vectors; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D016266:Food Parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D010237:Paragonimiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D012908:Snails / Q000469:parasitology*; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D015047:Zoonoses