Heterophyes nocens
Heterophyes nocens is a species of trematodes, or fluke worms, in the family Heterophyidae.
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| Heterophyes nocens Onji & Nishio, 1916 | |
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Heterophyes katsuradai Ozaki & Asada, 1926 | |
Distribution
This species occurs in:
- southwestern Korea in coastal regions[1]
- Kōchi Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Chūgoku region, Hiroshima Prefecture, and Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan[1]
- China.[2]
Life cycle
The first intermediate hosts of Heterophyes nocens include brackish water snail Cerithideopsilla cingulata.[2]
The second intermediate host include freshwater fish: Mugil cephalus, and Acanthogobius flavimanus.[2]
Natural definitive hosts are fish-eating animals: cats, and humans.[2] It can infect humans when eating raw fish. Experimental definitive hosts are: dogs and cats.[1]
References
- Chai J.-Y., Shin E.-H., Lee S.-H. & Rim H.-J. (2009). "Foodborne Intestinal Flukes in Southeast Asia". The Korean Journal of Parasitology 47(Suppl): S69-S102. doi:10.3347/kjp.2009.47.S.S69.
- 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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