title: Catenotaenia dendritica (Cestoda: Catenotaeniidae) and Three Ectoparasite Species in the Red Squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, from Cheongju, Korea.
abstract: Parasites are recorded from the red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, from Cheongju, the Republic of Korea. A total of 5 road-killed squirrels were thoroughly examined for internal and external parasites from November 2011 to May 2014. Total 4 parasite species, including 1 tapeworm and 3 ectoparasite species were recovered. They were morphologically identified as Catenotaenia dendritica (Cestoda: Catenotaeniidae), Hirstionyssus sciurinus, Leptotrombidium pallidum, and Ceratophyllus (Monopsyllus) indages. Among them, C. dendritica and H. sciurinus are recorded for the first time in the Korean parasite fauna. In addition, the possibility that the red squirrel could act as a reservoir host for a zoonotic disease like tsutsugamushi disease with L. pallidum as its vector has been raised.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Medical Research Institute and Parasite Resource Bank, School of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
authors.forename: Seongjun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choe
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Medical Research Institute and Parasite Resource Bank, School of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
authors.forename: Dongmin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Medical Research Institute and Parasite Resource Bank, School of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
authors.forename: Hansol
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Medical Research Institute and Parasite Resource Bank, School of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyeong-Kyu
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.affiliation: The Wildlife Center of Chungbuk, Cheongju 28116, Korea.
authors.forename: Youngsun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: The Wildlife Center of Chungbuk, Cheongju 28116, Korea.|College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
authors.forename: Ki-Jeong
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Na
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Medical Biology and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 03722, Korea.
authors.forename: In-Yong
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Medical Research Institute and Parasite Resource Bank, School of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea.
authors.forename: Keeseon S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Eom
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002589:Cestoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D058267:Flea Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D008853:Microscopy; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012589:Sciuridae; D005423:Siphonaptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014323:Trombiculiasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D014324:Trombiculidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
keywords: Catenotaenia dendritica; Cetatophyllus (Monopsyllus) indages; Cheongju; Hirstionyssus sciurinus; Korea; Leptotrombidium pallidum; Sciurus vulgaris; red squirrel