Distribution of Freshwater Mollusk cnd Chinese Liver Fluke Cercariae from Parafossarulus manchouricus Around the Upper Area of Kyungan Stream

경인천 상류지역의 왜우렁(Parafossarulus manchouricus)분포 및 간흡충 유미유층 감염 실태 조사

The present study was carried out to know the distribution of freshwater mollusk on the chinese liver fluke in the middle of August, 1997 at the upper area of Kyungan stream located in Yongin Kun, Kyungki province. The snails were collected from the shallow and irrigation route in a rural area located along the upper area of Kyungan stream. The snails collected by hand were brought to the laboratory and cercariae naturally shed from the snails, Parafossarulus manchouricus were examined. Parafossarulus manchouricus is medically important intermediated host of the transmission of digenetic trematoda to human. Each snail was placed in aerated tap water for the detection of ceracariae and examined for expelled cercariae. Infection rate of the cercariae of Clonorchis sinensis was 3 (1.5%) among 195 individuals collected in the habitat. The identification of the cercaria of Clonorchis sinensis was performed as described by Komiya and Tajimi.