title: Trematode Metacercariae in Freshwater Fish from Water Systems of Hantangang and Imjingang in Republic of Korea.
abstract: The infection status of freshwater fish with digenetic trematode metacercariae was examined in water systems of Hantangang and Imjingang (River), the Republic of Korea. A total of 877 (594 from Hantangang and 283 from Imjingang) fishes were examined by the artificial digestion methods. Clonorchis sinensis metacercariae were detected in 7 (1.2%) fishes (in 3 spp.) from Hantangang in Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do, and 40 (14.1%) fishes (in 7 spp.) from Munsancheon in Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do. The average densities were 1.9 and 35.6 per fish infected, respectively. Metagonimus spp. metacercariae were detected in 312 (52.5%) and 113 (39.9%) fishes from Hantangang and Imjingang, and their average densities were 47.5 and 9.6 per fish infected, respectively. Centrocestus armatus metacercariae were found in 161 (27.1%) and 70 (24.7%) fishes from Hantangang and Imjingang, and their average number per fish infected was 694 and 82, respectively. Echinostoma spp. metacercariae were detected in 50 (8.4%) and 94 (33.2%) fishes from Hantangang and Imjingang, and their average densities were 9.6 and 23.1 per fish infected, respectively. The infection status of fishes with metacercariae of Stephanoprora spp., Diplostomum spp., Clinostomum complanatum, Metorchis orientalis, and Metorchis taiwanensis were analyzed by surveyed regions. Conclusively, it was confirmed that C. sinensis metacercariae were quite commonly detected in fishes from Munsancheon but rarely from other localities, whereas the metacercariae of other digenetic trematodes were relatively prevalent in fishes from water systems of Hantangang and Imjingang in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju 660-751, Korea.
authors.forename: Woon-Mok
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Jinju 660-751, Korea.
authors.forename: Byoung-Kuk
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Na
authors.affiliation: Division of Malaria and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Osong 363-951, Korea.
authors.forename: Shin-Hyeong
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Infection Disease Intelligence Division, Gangwon Institute of Health and Environment, Chuncheon 200-822, Korea.
authors.forename: Soon-Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Infection Disease Intelligence Division, Gangwon Institute of Health and Environment, Chuncheon 200-822, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung-Bong
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Infection Disease Intelligence Division, Gangwon Institute of Health and Environment, Chuncheon 200-822, Korea.
authors.forename: Won-Seok
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Seok
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D058488:Metacercariae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015995:Prevalence; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D014200:Trematoda / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Centrocestus armatus; Clonorchis sinensis; Diplostomum spp.; Echinostoma spp. and Stephanoprora spp.; Hantangang; Imjingang; Metagonimus spp.; digenetic trematode; freshwater fish; metacercaria