Title of article
The first intermediate host of Paragonimus westermani in Sri Lanka
Author/Authors
Iwagami، نويسنده , , Moritoshi and Rajapakse، نويسنده , , R.P.V. Jayanthe and Yatawara، نويسنده , , Lalani and Kano، نويسنده , , Shigeyuki and Agatsuma، نويسنده , , Takeshi، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
Pages
3
From page
27
To page
29
Abstract
Freshwater snails (family Paludomidae, genus Paludomus) were collected from streams in Hedeniya and Peradeniya (the campus of Peradeniya University), Kandy district, Central Province, Sri Lanka, and found to harbor rediae and cercariae of a Paragonimus sp. These larvae were identified as Paragonimus westermani by using ITS2 DNA sequences. The infection rates of P. westermani in Paludomus sp. in Hedeniya and Peradeniya were 0.1% (one of 1014) and 0.2% (two of 1006), respectively. The snail has not been identified to species in the present study. This is the first report of the snail host of Paragonimus in Sri Lanka.
Keywords
First intermediate host , Paludomus , Sri Lanka , Paragonimus westermani
Journal title
Acta Tropica
Serial Year
2009
Journal title
Acta Tropica
Record number
1740098
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