| discovery of gymnophalloides seoi metacercariae in oysters from islands of the west sea known as the habitats of paleartic oystercatchers. | an epidemiological survey was performed to know the infection status of oysters with gymnophalloides seoi metacercariae in 7 islands of the west sea known as the habitat of paleartic oystercatchers, haematopus ostralegus osculans, in korea. the surveyed areas were aphaedo (shinan-gun, chollanam-do), jangjado, sonyudo and munyodo (okdo-myon, kunsan-shi, chollabuk-do), yubudo (changhang-up, sochon-gun chungchongnam-do), and polumdo and chumoondo (sodo-myon, kangwha-gun. inchonshi). the oysters col ... | 1998 | 9755587 |
| the palearctic oystercatcher haematopus ostralegus, a natural definitive host for gymnophalloides seoi. | in order to verify the role of migrating birds as natural definitive hosts for gymnophalloides seoi (gymnophallidae), palearctic oystercatchers, haematopus ostralegus, were caught from several western coastal areas in the republic of korea and examined for intestinal flukes. five (71.4%) of 7 oystercatchers were infected with 302-1,660 (mean 892) adult g. seoi. in intestinal sections of the host, worms were found in the intervillous space of the mucosal layer. we conclude that the oystercatcher ... | 2000 | 10780567 |
| a review of gymnophalloides seoi (digenea: gymnophallidae) and human infections in the republic of korea. | studies on gymnophalloides seoi (digenea: gymnophallidae) and human infections are briefly reviewed. this minute intestinal fluke was first discovered from a korean woman suffering from acute pancreatitis and gastrointestinal troubles. it was described as a new species by lee, chai and hong in 1993. the southwestern coastal village where the patient resided was found to be a highly endemic area, and additional endemic areas have been identified. the parasite is very small, 0.33-0.50 mm long and ... | 2001 | 11441510 |