organism: Paragonimus skrjabini miyazakii
description: Paragonimus miyazakii is a species of trematode (Platyhelminthes) found in Japan. Adult worms are most often found in weasels and other small mammals that eat freshwater crustaceans. Humans can be infected in the same way, or by eating raw meat of mammal paratenic hosts. Worms of this species rarely mature in humans, but can cause severe disease in the chest cavity and juvenile worms may wander in the body. Genetic studies have suggested that P. miyazakii might be a subspecies of P. skrjabini which is found in China.
attributes.tag: collection_date
attributes.value: 2013
attributes.tag: collected_by
attributes.value: ugiyama Hiromu, D.V.M., Ph.D
attributes.tag: geo_loc_name
attributes.value: Japan
attributes.tag: isolation_source
attributes.value: lung
attributes.tag: lat_lon
attributes.value: 35.6833 N 139.7667 E
attributes.tag: host_disease
attributes.value: pulmonary paragonimiasis
attributes.tag: strain
attributes.value: Japan
attributes.tag: host
attributes.value: rat
attributes.tag: age
attributes.value: missing
attributes.tag: dev_stage
attributes.value: missing
attributes.tag: sex
attributes.value: missing
attributes.tag: tissue
attributes.value: missing
attributes.tag: BioSampleModel
attributes.value: Model organism or animal