[The discovery of Melanoides tuberculata as the first intermediate host of Echinochasmus japonicus].
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This paper reports on the discovery of cercariae which are similar to those of Echinotomatidae in Melanoides tuberculata in Yunxiao and Zhaoan Counties of Fujian. Encysted metacercariae were found in the gills of fresh-water fish after experimental infection with the cercariae for 3 to 4 hours. Adult worms identified as Echinochasmus japonicus were obtained from Mesocricetus auratus and dove after infection with the metacercariae. Melanoides tuberculata was recorded for the first time as the first intermediate host of E. japonicus and its natural infection rate was found to be 1.1%. The morphological characteristics of the cercaria are described.
Echinostomiasis, Echinostoma, Snails, Animals, Humans, Trematode Infections, Disease Reservoirs
Echinostomiasis, Echinostoma, Snails, Animals, Humans, Trematode Infections, Disease Reservoirs
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