Infection of Clinostomum Complanatum in a Black-tailed Gull (Larus Crassirostris)

괭이갈매기의 인두흡충 감염증

  • Moon, Kyoung-Ha (Jeju Wildlife Rescue Center) ;
  • Ko, Kyu-Ryeon (College of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Jeju National University) ;
  • Yun, Young-Min (College of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Jeju National University) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Hoon (College of Veterinary Medicine and Veterinary Medical Research Institute, Jeju National University)
  • 문경하 (제주야생동물구조센터) ;
  • 고규련 (제주대학교 수의과대학, 수의과학연구소) ;
  • 윤영민 (제주대학교 수의과대학, 수의과학연구소) ;
  • 김재훈 (제주대학교 수의과대학, 수의과학연구소)
  • Accepted : 2014.08.18
  • Published : 2014.08.31

Abstract

Clinostomum (C.) complanatum is one of the trematode helminthes in birds and causes incidental infection in human. A black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris) was referred to the Jeju wildlife rescue center. Because of the death of bird after two weeks treatment, necropsy was performed to the bird. Grossly, many living worms adhered to the oral mucosa including pharynx and esophagus were observed. The worms removed were identified as C. complanatum after morphological observation. The linguiform adult worms were $5.19{\pm}0.48mm$ long and $1.80{\pm}0.18mm$ wide. Histopathologically, severe necrosis and surrounding inflammation were observed at the infection sites of adult worm in pharynx and esophagus. This is the first report for C. complanatum infection in wild black-tailed gull in Korea.

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