On The Sparganum Mansoni Infection In Some Korean Terrestrial Snakes.
Distribution of Sparganum mansoni in 7 species of terrestrial snakes in Wonju City was surveyed. All kinds of snakes were found to be served as intermediate hosts of this larval worm except Elaphe schrenkii which has already been recorded as important host. Authors believe that Zamenis spinalis was firstly recorded as intermediate host of Sparganum mansoni in Korea. Some aspects of infection status, host-parasite relations and sources of human infection were briefly discussed.
Cho
Seung Yull
SY
Department of Parasitology and Institute of Endemic Diseases, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea.
Hwang
Koo Il
KI
Seo
Byong Seol
BS