Taxonomical study on the Fascioloidae in Korea

Original Article


Korean J Parasitol. 1967 Dec;5(3):139-146. English. Published online Mar 20, 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.1967.5.3.139
Copyright © 1967 by The Korean Society for Parasitology


Taxonomical study on the Fascioloidae in Korea
Jung Kyun Chu and Young Kyu Kim
Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea.


Abstract
In order to study species of the Fascioloidae in Korea, a series of morphological and taxonomical studies were carried out and the following results were obtained. 1) Among the species of the Fascioloidae in Pusan area, intermediate form (F. indica?) were 70%, F. gigantica 25% and F. hepatica, 5%. 2) None experimental, natural infective rate of the Fasciolosis was 3.3~3.4% among the cattles (Bos taurus var. domesticus) in Pusan area.

Figures


	Fig. 1 Faciola hepatica 4×10


	Fig. 2a Intermediate sp. (F. indica?) 4×10


	Fig. 2b Intermediate sp. (F. indica?) 4×10


	Fig. 3a Fasciola gigantica 4×10


	Fig. 3b Fasciola gigantica 4×10


	Fig. 4 Branch form of the intestine of Fasciola hepatica 4×10


	Fig. 5 Branch form of the intestine of intermediate sp. 4×10


	Fig. 6 Branch form of the intestine of Fasciola gigantica 4×10


	Fig. 7 Branch form of ovary of Fasciola hepatica 4×10


	Fig. 8 Branch form of ovary of intermediate sp. 4×10


	Fig. 9 Branch form of ovary of Fasciola gigantica 4×10

Tables


	Table 1 Relationship between slaughtered and infected number of cattles


	Table 2 Morphological comparison of each Fasciola heapatica

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