Metagonimus miyatai
| Metagonimus miyatai | |
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| Phylum: | Platyhelminthes
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| Class: | Trematoda
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| Species: | M. miyatai
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| Binomial name | |
| Metagonimus miyatai Saito, Chai, Kim, Lee and Rim, 1997[1]
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Metagonimus miyatai is a species of a trematode, or fluke worm, in the family Heterophyidae.
It is a human parasite causing metagonimiasis.
Distribution[]
This species occurs in Japan[2] and Korea.[3]
Life cycle[]
The first intermediate hosts of Metagonimus miyatai include freshwater snails Semisulcospira libertina,[2] ,[2] and .[3]
The second intermediate host include freshwater fish: steindachneri,[2] Zacco platypus, Nipponocypris temminckii, Plecoglossus altivelis, Tribolodon hakonensis, and Tribolodon brandtii, Opsariichthys bidens.[1][3]
Natural definitive hosts are: dogs, red fox Vulpes vulpes japonica, Japanese raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus, black-eared kite Milvus migrans lineatus, and humans.[1]
Experimental definitive hosts are: mice, rats, hamsters, and dogs.[1][3]
References[]
- ^ a b c d Saito S., Chai J. Y., Kim K. H., et al. (1997). "Metagonimus miyatai sp. nov. (Digenea: Heterophyidae), a new intestinal trematode transmitted by freshwater fishes in Japan and Korea". 35: 223–232. doi:10.3347/kjp.1997.35.4.223.
- ^ a b c d Shimazu T. (2002). "Life cycle and morphology of Metagonimus miyatai (Digenea: Heterophyidae) from Nagano, Japan". 51(3):271–280. doi:10.1016/S1383-5769(02)00038-7.
- ^ a b c d Chai J. Y., Darwin Murrell K. & Lymbery A. J. (2005). "Fish-borne parasitic zoonoses: Status and issues". International Journal for Parasitology 35(11-12): 1233-1254. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2005.07.013.
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