| current status of lung fluke metacercarial infection in freshwater crabs in the kawane area of shizuoka prefecture, japan. | feline cases of lung fluke infection were recently reported in the upper basin of the oi river in shizuoka prefecture. the causative species of these cases were not identified, although a field survey conducted about 40 years ago in this area demonstrated the prevalence of paragonimus miyazakii metacercariae in intermediate host crabs. to clarify the current status of lung fluke metacercarial infection in host crabs, we collected the japanese freshwater crab or sawagani, geothelphusa dehaani, at ... | 2013 | 23076034 |