| a new second intermediate host, neocaridina denticulata, for plagiorchis muris (tanabe): plagiorchidae. | | 1952 | 13034358 |
| survey on wild rodents for endoparasites in iwate prefecture, japan. | wild rodents (58 apodemus speciosus, 29 a. argenteus and 7 microtus montebelli) were surveyed for endoparasites in iwate prefecture, japan, from october to december 1995 and from april to october 1996. two trematodes (echinostoma macrorchis, plagiorchis muris), 4 or more cestodes (hymenolepis diminuta, raillietina coreensis, cladothyridium spp., cysticercus fasciolaris), 12 nematodes (carolinensis minutus, eucoleus sp., heligmosomoides kurilensis, h. protobullosus, h. speciosus, heterakis spumos ... | 2003 | 14600361 |
| molecular phylogenic location of the plagiorchis muris (digenea, plagiorchiidae) based on sequences of partial 28s d1 rdna and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit i. | to determine the molecular phylogenic location of plagiorchis muris, 28s d1 ribosomal dna (rdna) and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit i (mtcoi) were sequenced and compared with other trematodes in the family plagiorchiidae. the 28s d1 tree of p. muris was found to be closely related to those of p. elegans and other plagiorchis species. and, the mtcoi tree also showed that p. muris is in a separate clade with genus glypthelmins. these results support a phylogenic relationship between me ... | 2004 | 15181347 |
| studies on the parasitic helmiths of korea: i. trematodes of rodents. | a total of 624 rodent of six species was examined for trematodes. five species of trematodes were considered, of which fibricola seoulensis sp. nov. was reported as a new species. plagiorchis muris, echinostoma cinetorchis and euparyphium murinum was recorded for the first time from korea. descriptions are included for each species considered. | 1964 | 12913605 |
| studies on parasitic helminths of korea 5.survey on intestinal trematodes of house rats. | a study was carried out to evaluate the house rats in southern korea as reservoir host of intestinal trematodes, in 13 different areas: 7 in inland and 6 in brackish-water zones, during the period from august 1980 to august 1981. a total of 170 house rats was captured; 101 rats from inland and 69 from brackish-water zones. they consisted of 129 rattus norvegicus, 22 r. rattus rufescens, and 19 unidentified. the infection status of the rats were as follows: 1. total 29 rats (17.1%) were infected ... | 1981 | 12902707 |
| food-borne intestinal trematode infections in the republic of korea. | a total of 19 species of food-borne intestinal trematodes have been reported in humans in the republic of korea. they include 12 species of the heterophyidae, metagonimus yokogawai, m. takahashii, m. miyatai, heterophyes nocens, h. heterophyes (imported), h. dispar (imported), heterophyopsis continua, pygidiopsis summa, stellantchasmus falcatus, centrocestus armatus, stictodora fuscata, and s. lari; four species of the echinostomatidae, echinostoma hortense, e. cinetorchis, echinochasmus japonic ... | 2002 | 12113752 |
| infection status of dragonflies with plagiorchis muris metacercariae in korea. | plagiorchis muris has been found in both house and field rats as well as in humans. the infection status of the second intermediate hosts of p. muris is prerequisite in understanding their biological features in an ecosystem. six species of dragonflies were caught in a wide range of areas in korea; and they were sympetrum darwinianum, s. eroticum, s. pedomontanum, s. infuscatum, pantala flavoscens, calopteryx atrata, and orthetrum albistylum speciosum. the occurrence of p. muris metacercariae in ... | 1999 | 10388263 |
| plagiorchis muris: recovery, growth and development in albino rats. | metacercariae of plagiorchis muris, obtained from naturally infected dragonflies, sympetrum eroticum, successfully established in 4-week-old albino rats up to 14 days post-infection (p.i.) but by day 28 p.i. the recovery rate had significantly decreased. the genital primordia in excysted metacercariae were differentiated into those of metraterm, mehlis' gland, ovary and cirrus pouch, with the primordial testes appearing on day 1 p.i. the vitellaria and eggs in the uterus were present in flukes o ... | 1998 | 9765378 |
| a human case of plagiorchis muris (tanabe, 1922: digenea) infection in the republic of korea: freshwater fish as a possible source of infection. | a korean man was found infected with plagiorchis muris and 2 other intestinal trematodes, echinostoma hortense and metagonimus takahashii. no complaint of gastrointestinal discomfort due to these fluke infections was noted. the patient had a history of eating various kinds of freshwater fish caught from a small stream near his village. freshwater fish collected from the stream were examined for trematode metacercariae by an artificial digestion technique. unidentified metacercariae collected wer ... | 1996 | 8691378 |
| echinostoma revolutum and echinoparyphium recurvatum recovered from house rats in yangyang-gun, kangwon-do. | during an investigation on intestinal flukes of house rats in yangyang-gun, kangwon-do, a total of 6 species of trematodes belonging to 3 families; echinostomatidae (echinostoma hortense, e. cinetorchis, e. revolutum and echinoparyphium recurvatum), diplostomidae (fibricola seoulensis) and plagiorchiidae (plagiorchis muris), were recovered from two adult rats. e. revolutum and e. recurvatum were new trematode faunae of rats in korea. e. revolutum had an elongated body, 5.3-6.0 mm long and 1.0-1. ... | 1990 | 2099177 |
| a molecular and ecological analysis of the trematode plagiorchis elegans in the wood mouse apodemus sylvaticus from a periaquatic ecosystem in the uk. | the prevalence of the digenean plagiorchis sp. was investigated in a natural wood mouse population (apodemus sylvaticus) in a periaquatic environment. classical identification was complemented with the use of molecular differentiation to determine prevalence and verify species identity. use of the complete its1-5.8s rdna-its2 and partial 28s rdna gene sequences have confirmed that the species reported at this location was plagiorchis elegans and not plagiorchis muris as reported previously. this ... | 2014 | 23597061 |
| plagiorchis muris (tanabe, 1922) in rattus norvegicus in iran. | rats are capable to harbor various pathogens, among which certain species of zoonotic parasites are included. a long-term detection of parasite fauna of rats has sporadically been carried out in iran. abundance of these vertebrate pests is of great importance as regards public health issue. the present paper is focused on a digenean trematode plagiorchis muris, obtained during a comprehensive study on rats over the decades in the country. herein we describe this occurrence in a rattus norvegicus ... | 2013 | 24454445 |
| helminth parasites in black rats (rattus rattus) and brown rats (rattus norvegicus) from different environments in the netherlands. | rattus norvegicus (brown rat) and rattus rattus (black rat) are known carriers of bacteria, viruses, and parasites of zoonotic and veterinary importance. moreover, rats may play a role in the transmission of muscle larvae of the zoonotic nematode trichinella spiralis to farm animals. we aimed to study the intestinal and intramuscular helminths in wild rats from three different environments to assess the relevance of rats as carrier of zoonotic parasites for public health. | 2016 | 27193418 |
| helminth infections of house mouse (mus musulus) and wood mouse (apodemus sylvaticus) from the suburban areas of hamadan city, western iran. | to determine the prevalence and intensity of helminths and their zoonotic importance in small rodents inhabiting in the suburban areas of hamadan city, iran. | 2017 | 25759732 |
| potentially zoonotic helminthiases of murid rodents from the indo-chinese peninsula: impact of habitat and the risk of human infection. | in this study, we report the potential rodent-borne zoonotic helminths in wild-caught murid rodents from four categorized habitats-forest, nonflooded land, irrigated land, and human settlement in seven localities of thailand, cambodia, and lao pdr. out of 2478 rodent samples, 735 (29.7%) were infected by at least one of the following zoonotic helminth species: echinostoma malayanum, echinostoma ilocanum, plagiorchis muris, raillietina spp., hymenolepis diminuta, hymenolepis nana, cyclodontostomu ... | 2015 | 25629783 |
| intestinal parasites among wild rodents in northern gangwon-do, korea. | to determine geographical patterns of natural parasite infections among wild rodents, a total of 46 wild rodents from 3 different localities in northern gangwon-do (province), korea were examined for intestinal parasite infections. along with nematodes such as hookworms and syphacia spp., plagiorchis muris (2 specimens) (trematoda) were collected from striped field mice, apodemus agrarius. in a korean wood mouse, apodemus peninsulae, the overall nematode infections were similar to a. agrarius, b ... | 2013 | 24327791 |
| intestinal helminthic infections in striped field mice, apodemus agrarius, from two southern regions of korea. | the present study was performed to know the infection status of intestinal helminths in a most common species of field mice, apodemus agrarius, from 2 southern regions of korea. total 133 and 103 mice were collected by the mouse trap in hapcheon-gun, gyeongsangnam-do and gurye-gun, jeollanam-do, respectively, from july 2005 to june 2006. the small intestine of each mouse was resected and longitudinally opened with a pair of scissors. the intestinal contents were washed with 0.85% saline until th ... | 2014 | 25246721 |
| trematodes recovered in the small intestine of stray cats in the republic of korea. | in 2005, we reported the infection status of 438 stray cats with various species of intestinal helminths, including nematodes (4 species), trematodes (23 species), and cestodes (5 species) in the republic of korea. however, morphologic details of each helminth species have not been provided. in the present study, we intended to describe morphologic details of 13 trematode species which were either new fauna of cats (10 species) or new fauna of not only cats but also all animal hosts (3 species). ... | 2013 | 23467726 |
| surface ultrastructure of plagiorchis muris growth and developmental stages in rats, the final host. | in the excysted metacercaria, the whole fluke surface was covered with peg-shaped tegumental spines. ciliated sensory papillae (type i) were concentrated around the oral sucker, and non-ciliated sensory papillae (type ii) were aligned on the lip of oral and ventral suckers. several type ii papillae were aligned laterally with linear symmetry between the oral and ventral suckers. in juvenile flukes, cytoplasmic processes were band-shaped on the anterior half of the body surface and velvety on the ... | 2009 | 19557437 |
| plagiorchis muris infection in apodemus agrarius from northern gyeonggi-do (province) near the demilitarized zone. | the small intestines of 6 species of rodents and 1 species of insectivore were examined seasonally for plagiorchis muris infection in 3 different localities in northern gyeonggi-do (province), near the demilitarized zone (dmz). a total of 1,496 animals, including 1,366 apodemus agrarius, 54 crocidura lasiura (insectivore), 32 mus musculus, 28 micronytus fortis, 9 eothenomys regulus, 6 micronys minutus, and 3 cricetulus triton, were live-trapped at yeoncheon-gun (n = 351), paju-shi (804) and poch ... | 2007 | 17570981 |
| the occurrence of the trematode plagiorchis muris in the wood mouse apodemus sylvaticus in north yorkshire, uk. | wood mice apodemus sylvaticus were trapped each september over a 13-year period, from 1993 to 2005, in a wooded area adjacent to malham tarn, yorkshire, uk. plagiorchis muris was found to be the dominant intestinal trematode and occurred in every year of sampling, with an overall prevalence of 16.9%. this appears to be the first record of p. muris in a. sylvaticus within the uk. the mean worm burden was 2.03 and the distribution of the parasite within mice was typically overdispersed. no differe ... | 2007 | 17381868 |
| gastrointestinal helminths of feral raccoons (procyon lotor) in wakayama prefecture, japan. | the population and distribution of feral raccoons (procyon lotor) are expanding in japan after escape or release from animal-owners. wakayama prefecture is one of the most typically devastated areas by this exotic carnivore, particularly in the last five years after a latent distribution for more than ten years. official control measures of feral raccoons commenced in the summer of 2002 by several municipalities, and 531 animals collected in 12 municipalities between may 2003 and april 2005 were ... | 2006 | 16679720 |
| infection status with helminthes in feral cats purchased from a market in busan, republic of korea. | the present study was performed to investigate the infection status with helminth in a group of feral cats in korea. more than 29 helminth species including adults or eggs were detected in visceral and fecal samples of the examined cats. among these were a host of nematodes, including toxocarids, ancylostoma sp. and the larva of anisakis simplex; trematodes, including clonorchis sinensis, paragonimus westermani, eurytrema pancreaticum, pharyngostomum cordatum, metagonimus spp., heterophyes nocen ... | 2005 | 16192750 |