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Prevalence and Intensity of Clonorchis sinensis Metacercariae in Freshwater Fish from Wicheon Stream in Gunwi-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea
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Sohn, Na, Cho, Ju, and Son: Prevalence and Intensity of Clonorchis sinensis Metacercariae in Freshwater Fish from Wicheon Stream in Gunwi-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea

Abstract

The infection status of Clonorchis sinensis metacercariae (CsMc) was examined in freshwater fish from a highly prevalent site, Wicheon (a branch of Nakdong-gang), which is located in Gunwi-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, the Republic of Korea. Total 1,162 fish in 32 species were examined by the artificial digestion method through 6 years. CsMc were detected in 720 (67.5%) out of 1,067 fish (26 spp.) and their density was 610 per fish infected. In the susceptible gobioninid fish group, i.e., Pungtungia herzi, Squalidus gracilis majimae, Squalidus japonicus coreanus, Sarcocheilichthys variegatus wakiyae and Pseudorasbora parva, all of 323 fish were infected with an average of 1,310 CsMc. Total 23 (95.8%) gobioninid fish, i.e., Pseudogobio esocinus, Abbottina springeri, Hemibarbus longirostris, Microphysogobio koreensis, and Microphysogobio jeoni, were infected with 127 CsMc in average. In the acheilognathinid fish (bitterlings) group, the prevalence was 77.0%, and the density was 50 CsMc per fish infected. In the rasborinid fish (chubs) group, i.e., Zacco platypus, Zacco temminckii, Zacco koreanus, and Opsariichthys uncirostris amurensis, 147 (36.5%) out of 403 fish examined were infected with 15 CsMc in average. The susceptibility indices of CsMc were 412 in the overall positive fish group, 1,310 in the gobioninid group-1, 122 in the gobioninid group-2, 38.5 in the acheilognathinid group, and 5.5 in the rasborinid fish group. Conclusively, it was confirmed that CsMc are highly prevalent in fish from Wicheon, and their infection tendency varied according to the subfamily groups in Cyprinidae fish hosts.

INTRODUCTION

Nowadays Clonorchis sinensis infection is the most endemic parasitic disease in the Republic of Korea (=Korea). The prevalence of this endemic disease was 1.9%, and about 932,540 residents are estimated to be infected, which is the highest value among the prevalences in the nationwide survey on helminthic infections in Korea [1]. The endemicity of clonorchiasis has maintained at relatively high levels in riverside areas of Korea [28]. Especially, in 1981, high prevalences were reported from the riverside residents in 7 major rivers, i.e., Nakdong-gang (gang=River) (40.2%), Yeongsan-gang (30.8%), Seomjin-gang (17.3%), Tamjin-gang (15.9%), Han-gang (15.7%), Geum-gang (12.0%), and Mangyeong-gang (8.0%) [2]. Also in 2006 and 2007, the egg positive rates of C. sinensis were surveyed from riverside residents in major 5 rivers of Korea [5,7]. Recently, Jeong et al. [8] reported the prevalence of clonorchiasis from the residents of 5 major rivers as Nakdong-gang (11.7%), Seomjin-gang (9.9%), Geum-gang (6.5%), Yeongsan-gang (3.1%), and Han-gang (1.0%).
On the other hand, many Korean workers surveyed on freshwater fish, the infection sources of clonorchiasis, collected from various endemic riverside areas to estimate the endemicities of clonorchiasis. The results revealed that more than 49 fish species in 7 families have been reported as the second intermediate hosts of C. sinensis [918]. Especially, Kim et al. [12] examined 677 freshwater fish (21 spp.) collected from 34 localities to know the infection status of C. sinensis metacercariae (CsMc). In addition, Cho et al. [14] surveyed the infection status of CsMc in freshwater fish from 3 wide regions, which are tentatively divided by the latitudinal levels of the Korean peninsula. They examined total 136 freshwater fish (16 spp.) from Wicheon, the same area in this study, in 2008. Later, in 2014, Cho et al. [16] investigated the prevalence of zoonotic trematode metacercariae in freshwater fish from Gangwon-do (Province), Korea. Recently, Sohn et al. [17] surveyed the infection status of digenetic trematode metacercariae including C. sinensis in freshwater fish from the water systems of Hantan-gang and Imjin-gang in northern regions of Korea. Sohn et al. [18] also investigated the infection status with C. sinensis metacercariae in fish from water systems of Seomjin-gang.
Wicheon is one of the branch streams of Nakdong-gang, which arises from a mountainous area of Goro-myeon (myeon =township) in Gunwi-gun (gun=county), flows via Gunwigun and Euiseong-gun, and unites with the main stream at Sangju-si (si=city), Gyeongsangbuk-do. The water ecosystem of this stream is more or less healthy but the ecological conditions for fish is not so good [19]. However, it has been known that freshwater fish such as Pungtungia herzi, Squalidus gracilis majimae, S. japonicus coreanus, and Pseudogobio esocinus from this stream were heavily infected with CsMc [14]. Therefore, for a period of 7 years, we focused on the infection status of CsMc in fish from a highly prevalent site of Wicheon, Gyeongsangbukdo, Korea, and analyzed the infection status of CsMc according to the subfamily groups of Cyprinidae fish hosts of C. sinensis.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Fish collection site and freshwater fish examined

We collected total 1,162 freshwater fish in 32 species in Wicheon (a stream of Nakdong-gang), which is located in Woobo-myeon, Gunwi-gun (latitude: 38.43268; longitude: 127.4375), Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea. The numbers and species of fish examined in each year were as follows:
In 2011, total 105 freshwater fish in 13 species (no. of fish examined), i.e., Zacco platypus (49), Squalidus japonicus coreanus (10), Zacco temminckii (10), Squalidus gracilis majimae (8), Pungtungia herzi (5), Acheilognathus majusculus (5), Opsariichthys uncirostris amurensis (5), Carassius auratus (3), Pseudogobio esocinus (3), Acanthorhodeus macropterus (3), Sarcocheilichthys variegatus wakiyae (2), and Acheilognathus koreensis (1), Cobitis sinensis (1), were examined. In 2013, total 107 freshwater fish in 12 species, i.e., P. herzi (20), Z. platypus (20), Acheilognathus yamatsutae (16), Z. temminckii (15), A. koreensis (10), S. gracilis majimae (9), S. variegatus wakiyae (6), Coreoperca herzi (5), Abbottina springeri (2), C. sinensis (2), C. auratus (1), and Lepomis macrochirus (1), were examined.
In 2014, total 338 freshwater fish in 24 species, i.e., Z. platypus (60), Z. temminckii (50), P. herzi (47), A. koreensis (29), A. yamatsutae (25), S. japonicus coreanus (14), C. auratus (13), S. gracilis majimae (13), Acheilognathus rhombeus (11), S. variegatus wakiyae (11), A. majusculus (10), Micropterus salmoides (8), C. sinensis (8), C. herzi (7), P. esocinus (7), Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (6), Odontobutis platycephala (4), Pseudorasbora parva (4), L. macrochirus (4), Cobitis lutheri (3), Acheilognathus lanceolatus (2), Microphysogobio jeoni (1), and Microphysogobio koeensis (1), were examined. In 2015, total 245 freshwater fish in 19 species, i.e., Z. platypus (50), Z. temminckii (49), P. herzi (41), A. koreensis (29), A. yamatsutae (16), S. japonicus coreanus (15), S. gracilis majimae (11), C. auratus (10), A. rhombeus (7), A. springeri (4), S. variegatus wakiyae (3), O. uncirostris amurensis (3), P. parva (1), Rhynchocypris oxycephalus (1), A. macropterus (1), P. esocinus (1), C. herzi (1), M. koeensis (1), and A. lanceolatus (1), were examined.
In 2016, total 168 freshwater fish in 17 species, i.e., A. koreensis (35), Z. platypus (30), P. herzi (30), A. rhombeus (15), A. yamatsutae (15), Zacco koreanus (14), O. platycephala (6), C. auratus (5), S. japonicus coreanus (4), A. lanceolatus (3), C. herzi (3), P. esocinus (2), S. gracilis majimae (2), Hemibarbus longirostris (1), M. anguillicaudatus (1), Siniperca scherzeri (1), and M. koreensis (1), were examined. In 2017, total 199 freshwater fish in 17 species, i.e., Z. platypus (50), S. japonicus coreanus (31), A. yamatsutae (27), P. herzi (26), A. koreensis (26), Z. temminckii (10), P. parva (7), Acanthorhodeus gracilis (5), S. variegatus wakiyae (3), C. herzi (2), C. auratus (2), Z. koreanus (2), A. rhombeus (2), S. scherzeri (2), M. salmoides (2), C. lutheri (1), and Pseudobagrus fulvidraco (1), were examined.

Examination methods

All collected fish with ice were transferred to the laboratory of the Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea. After identification of fish species, they were individually ground with a mortar or grinder. Each ground fish meat was mixed with artificial gastric juice, and the mixture was incubated at 36°C for 2 hr. The digested material was filtered with 1×1 mm of mesh, and washed with 0.85% saline until the supernatant became clear. The sediment was carefully examined under a stereomicroscope. The metacercariae of C. sinensis were separately collected by the general morphological feature [13,15], and they were counted to get hold of the infection rate and density by fish species. The susceptibility indices of CsMc were calculated by the formula, prevalence/100× mean metacercarial density per fish infected.

Subfamily groups in Cyprinidae fish hosts of C. sinensis

The gobioninid (Gobioninae) group-1 (323 fish) included P. herzi (169), S. gracilis majimae (43), S. japonicus coreanus (74), S. variegatus wakiyae (25), and P. parva (12). The gobioninid group-2 (24 fish) included P. esocinus (13), A. springeri (6), M. koreensis (3), M. jeoni (1), and H. longirostris (1). The acheilognathinid (Acheilognathinae) group (296 fish) included A. koreensis (130), A. yamatsutae (99), A. rhombeus (35), A. majusculus (15), A. macropterus (4), A. lanceolatus (6), and A. gracilis (7). The rasborinid (Rasborinae) group (403 fish) included Z. platypus (259), Z. temminckii (136), and O. uncirostris amurensis (8).

RESULTS

Infection status of CsMc in overall examined fish

CsMc were detected in 720 (62.0%) out of 1,162 fish in 32 species examined, and their average density was 610 per fish infected. The infection status by fish species and surveyed years is shown in Table 1.

Infection status of CsMc in gobioninid fish group-1

CsMc were detected in all (100%) of 323 fish examined, and their average density was 1,310 per fish infected. The densities were highest in 2014 (1,958), followed by 2015 (1,582), 2016 (1,211), 2013 (972), 2017 (685), and 2011 (516) (Table 2). The infection status of CsMc by fish species, i.e., P. herzi, S. gracilis majimae, S. japonicus coreanus, S. variegatus wakiyae and P. parva, is revealed in Table 3.

Infection status of CsMc in gobioninid fish group-2

CsMc were detected in 23 (95.8%) out of 24 fish examined, and their average density was 127 per fish infected. The infection status by fish species, i.e., P. esocinus, A. springeri, M. koreensis, M. jeoni and H. longirostris, is shown in Table 4.

Infection status of CsMc in acheilognathinid fish group

CsMc were detected in 228 (77.0%) out of 296 fish examined, and their average density was 50 per fish infected. The densities were highest in 2015 (93), followed by 2016 (70), 2014 (43), 2011 (20), 2013 (5), and 2017 (5) (Table 5). The infection status of CsMc by fish species, i.e., A. koreensis, A. yamatsutae, A. rhombeus, A. majusculus, A. macropteru, A. lanceolatus and A. gracilis, is revealed in Table 6.

Infection status of CsMc in rasborinid fish group

CsMc were detected in 147 (36.5%) out of 403 fish examined, and their average density was 15 per fish infected. The densities were highest in 2015 (25), followed by 2017 (16), 2013 (15), 2014 (11), 2016 (10), and 2011 (7) (Table 7). The infection status of CsMc by fish species, i.e., Z. platypus, Z. temminckii and O. uncirostris amurensis, is shown in Table 8.

Susceptibility index of CsMc by fish groups

The susceptibility indices of CsMc were 412 in the overall positive fish group; 1,310 in the gobioninid group-1, 122 in the gobioninid group-2, 38.5 in the acheilognathinid, and 5.5 in the rasborinid fish group (Table 9).

DISCUSSION

By the present study, it was reconfirmed that CsMc are highly prevalent in fish from Wicheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea. Moreover, the infection status showed a certain tendency according to the subfamily groups of fish hosts, i.e., Gobioninae, Acheilognathinae, and Rasborinae, among the Cyprinidae. The prevalences were 100%, 79.7%, and 35.5%, and metacercarial densities were 1,310, 50, and 15 per fish infected in 3 fish groups, respectively. These findings also suggested that the endemicity of CsMc is closely related to the fish group, and this host-parasite relationship may originate from a long-lasting evolutional process.
The fish sampling is one of the important factors in metacercarial surveys for the epidemiology of fishborne zoonotic trematode infections. Total 1,162 fish in 32 species were collected through 6 years (2011 and 2013–2017) in the same site of Woobo-myeon in Gunwi-gun. Among them, the pale chub (259 Z. platypus: 22.2%) was the most dominant fish species like Sohn et al. [18] in Seomjin-gang, followed by the striped shinner (169 P. herzi: 14.5%), dark chub and/or Korean chub (136 Z. temminckii and/or Z. koreanus: 11.7%), oily bitterling (130 A. koreensis: 11.2%), Korean striped bitterling (99 A. yamatsutae: 8.5%), and short barbell gudgeon (74 S. japonicus coreanus: 6.4%). The number of fish examined was 867 (74.4%) in major 6 species and 298 (25.6%) in the remaining 26 species. The disproportion of the fish number examined was dependent upon the ecological conditions of each fish species, and moreover, we collected all fish only by the casting net in the daytime. If we used together with other methods for fish catching like a netting, we could have collected more various species of fish, including nocturnal ones.
Total 49 fish species (in 34 genera 7 families) have been reported as the second intermediate hosts of C. sinensis in Korea [918]. In the present study, CsMc were found in 26 fish species, i.e., Abbottina springeri, Acanthorhodeus macropterus, A. gracilis, Acheilognathus koreensis, A. lanceolatus, A. majuscules, A. rhombeus, A. yamatsutae, Carassius auratus, Coreoperca herzi, Hemibarbus longirostris, Micropterus salmoides, Microphysogobio koeensis, M. jeoni, Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, Opsariichthys uncirostris, Pseudogobio esocinus, Pungtungia herzi, Pseudorasbora parva, Rhynchocypris oxycephalus, Sarcocheilichthys variegates wakiyae, Siniperca scherzeri, Squalidus gracilis majimae, S. japonicus coreanus, Zacco platypus, and Z. temminckii. Among them, 2 fish species, i.e., M. salmoides (Centrachidae) and M. anguillicaudatus (Cobitidae), are newly added in the list of the second intermediate hosts of C. sinensis in Korea [918]. Accordingly, total 51 fish species in 9 families are listed as the second intermediate hosts of C. sinensis in Korea.
The large mouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, was imported from USA as an edible fish species in 1973. However, this fish is widely spread in the water systems of the whole country, and then became notorious as an agitating fish species of the ecosystem in Korea [20]. In this study, we examined total 10 M. salmoides and detected 1 and 5 CsMc from 2 fish. Although the number of fish examined and metacercariae detected were not so many, the fact, infection with CsMc in foreign fish species, is highly important. Thus, we should pay attention to the fish species from foreign countries in the metacercarial survey for the fishborne zoonotic trematodes.
Fish species, i.e., Mandarin fish (S. scherzeri), Korean aucha perch (C. herzi), common carp (Cyprinus carpio), and crusian carp (C. auratus), edible in raw conditions practically act as the infection source of clonorchiasis in Korea. Fortunately, these fish species are less prevalent with CsMc. Total 3 (8.8%) out of 34 C. auratus were infected with total 3 CsMc, 2 (11.1%) C. herzi was infected with a total of 4 CsMc, and only 1 (33.3%) S. scherzeri was infected with 6 CsMc, respectively, even in such a highly endemic area, Wicheon. In a survey of the fish from Seomjin-gang, no CsMc was detected in 4 fish species, i.e., C. herzi (57), C. auratus (42), S. scherzeri (11), and C. carpio (2), edible in raw conditions [18].
The striped shinner, P. herzi, is appropriate to be an index fish species to check the endemicity of C. sinensis infection. This fish species broadly lives in the water systems of rivers in Korea and is highly susceptible to CsMc. In the present study, all of 169 P. herzi examined were infected with an average of 1,550 CsMc per fish. The prevalences of CsMc in this fish species were 80.4%, 72.5%, and 30.6%, and metacercarial densities were 15.2, 46.1, and 175.9 per fish infected in the upper, middle, and lower reaches of Seomjin-gang, respectively [18]. The positive rates of CsMc were 6.2%, 31.8%, and 92.9%, and densities were 2.8, 214, and 409 per fish infected in P. herzi from the northern, middle, and southern regions of the Korean peninsula, respectively [14]. Especially, in this fish species from the streams of Nakdong-gang, i.e., Wicheon in Gunwigun, Banbyuncheon in Yeongyang-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and Yangcheon in Sancheong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, the endemicities of CsMc were much higher like in this study [14].
Conclusively, it has been confirmed that the endemicity of CsMc is much higher in fish from Wicheon, and a strong tendency was shown in the prevalence and intensity of CsMc according to the subfamily groups of fish, i.e., Gobioninae, Acheilognathinae, and Rasborinae, in the family Cyprinidae fish hosts. Among the highly susceptible gobioninid fish, P. herzi is recommended as a useful index fish to check the endemicity of clonorchiasis in a certain area of Korea.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This study was supported by an anti-communicable diseases control program, 2014-E54002-00 (Investigation of fish-borne parasites and acquisition of their biological resources in the southern regions of Korea) and 2015-E54001-00 (Investigation of fish-borne parasites and acquisition of their biological resources in the eastern regions of Korea) of National Institute of Health (NIH), Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDCP), Korea. We thank Jung-A Kim and Hee-Joo Kim (Department of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea), for their help in the examination of fish.

Conflict of interest

The authors have no conflicts of interest concerning the work reported in this paper.

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Table 1
Infection status of Clonorchis sinensis metacercariae in fish from Wicheon (a stream of Nakdong-gang) in Gunwi-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do
Year and fish species No. of fish examined No. (%) of fish infected No. of metacercariae detected

Total Range Average
2011
Pungtungia herzi 5 5 (100) 5,216 340–2,420 1,043
Squalidus japonicus coreanus 10 10 (100) 818 13–295 82
Squalidus gracilis majimae 8 8 (100) 4,960 9–1,035 620
Sarcocheilichthys variegatus 2 2 (100) 1,901 2–12 951
Pseudogobio esocinus 3 3 (100) 16 - 5
Acheilognathus majusculus 5 1 (20.0) 1 2 1
Acanthorhodeus macropterus 3 3 (100) 91 87 30
Acheilognathus koreensis 1 1 (100) 9 - 9
Zacco platypus 49 18 (59.3) 129 1–32 7
 Subtotal 86 51 (59.3) 13,141 1–2,420 258

2013
Pungtungia herzi 20 20 (100) 22,790 27–11,290 1,140
Squalidus gracilis majimae 9 9 (100) 8,687 33–2,720 965
Sarcocheilichthys variegatus 6 6 (100) 2,545 26–1,245 424
Abbottina springeri 2 2 (100) 95 44–51 48
Acheilognathus koreensis 10 10 (100) 58 1–14 6
Acheilognathus yamatsutae 16 6 (37.5) 23 1–10 4
Zacco platypus 20 8 (40.0) 129 1–70 16
Zacco temminckii 15 1 (6.7) 2 - 2
 Subtotal 98 62 (63.3) 34,329 1–11,290 554

2014
Pungtungia herzi 47 47 (100) 116,805 6–31,250 2,485
Squalidus japonicus coreanus 14 14 (100) 25,291 140–8,460 1,807
Squalidus gracilis majimae 13 13 (100) 20,285 132–6,130 1,560
Sarcocheilichthys variegatus 11 11 (100) 8,936 13–2,730 812
Pseudorasbora parva 4 4 (100) 2,911 483–1,180 728
Microphysogobio jeoni 1 1 (100) 365 - 365
Acheilognathus koreensis 29 29 (100) 1,099 1–184 38
Microphysogobio koeensis 1 1 (100) 12 - 12
Acheilognathus yamatsutae 25 22 (88.0) 560 1–136 26
Acheilognathus rhombeus 11 9 (81.8) 782 1–290 87
Acheilognathus majusculus 10 2 (20.0) 3 1–2 2
Acheilognathus lanceolatus 2 1 (50.0) 283 - 283
Zacco platypus 60 40 (66.7) 447 1–66 11
Zacco temminckii 50 1 (2.0) 1 - 1
Carassius auratus 13 1 (7.7) 1 - 1
Micropterus salmoides 8 1 (12.5) 1 - 1
Coreoperca herzi 7 1 (14.3) 3 - 3
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus 6 2 (33.3) 2 - 1
 Subtotal 319 206 (64.6) 178,007 1–31,250 864

2016
Pungtungia herzi 30 30 (100) 36,686 28–9,870 1,223
Squalidus japonicus coreanus 4 4 (100) 3,603 210–1,480 901
Squalidus gracilis majimae 2 2 (100) 3,323 653–2,670 1,662
Pseudogobio esocinus 2 2 (100) 540 36–504 270
Microphysogobio koreensis 1 1 (100) 40 - 40
Hemibarbus longirostris 1 1 (100) 13 - 13
Acheilognathus koreensis 35 34 (97.1) 871 2–287 26
Acheilognathus rhombeus 15 15 (100) 3,006 64–329 200
Acheilognathus yamatsutae 15 8 (53.3) 25 1–9 3
Acheilognathus lanceolatus 3 3 (100) 327 4–255 109
Zacco platypus 30 19 (63.3) 192 1–30 10
Siniperca scherzeri 1 1 (100) 6 - 6
 Subtotal 139 120 (86.3) 48,632 1–9,870 405

2017
Pungtungia herzi 26 26 (100) 26,736 22–8,950 1,028
Squalidus japonicus coreanus 31 31 (100) 13,161 4–2,750 425
Sarcocheilichthys variegatus 3 3 (100) 759 156–352 253
Pseudorasbora parva 7 7 (100) 5,260 365–2,225 751
Acheilognathus yamatsutae 27 15 (55.6) 45 1–2,030 7
Acheilognathus koreensis 26 19 (73.1) 129 1–30 5
Acanthorhodeus gracilis 5 5 (100) 26 2–12 1
Acheilognathus rhombeus 2 1 (50.0) 1 - 16
Zacco platypus 50 21 (42.0) 345 1–205 1
Coreoperca herzi 2 1 (50.0) 1 - 5
Micropterus salmoides 2 1 (50.0) 5 - 387
 Subtotal 181 120 (66.3) 46,468 1–8,950

Total 1,067 720 (67.5) 439,439 1–31,250 610
Table 2
Infection status of Clonorchis sinensis metacercariae in susceptible gobioninid fish from Wicheon in Gunwi-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do
Year examined No. of fish examined No. (%) of fish infected No. of metacercariae detected
Total Range Average
2011 25 25 (100) 12,895 9–2,420 516
2013 35 35 (100) 34,022 26–11,290 972
2014 89 89 (100) 174,228 6–31,250 1,958
2015 71 71 (100) 112,342 24–7,750 1,582
2016 36 36 (100) 43,612 28–9,870 1,211
2017 67 67 (100) 45,916 4–8,950 685
Total 323 323 (100) 423,015 4–31,250 1,310
Table 3
Infection status of Clonorchis sinensis metacercariae by fish species in the gobioninid group-1
Species of fish No. of fish examined No. (%) of fish infected No. of metacercariae detected
Total Range Average
Pungtungia herzi 169 169 (100) 261,986 6–31,250 1,550
Squalidus japonicus coreanus 74 74 (100) 64,037 4–8,460 865
Squalidus gracilis majimae 43 43 (100) 71,510 9–7,680 1,663
Sarcocheilichthys variegatus 25 25 (100) 15,773 13–2,730 631
Pseudorasbora parva 12 12 (100) 9,709 365–2,225 809
Total 323 323 (100) 423,015 4–31,250 1,310
Table 4
Infection status of Clonorchis sinensis metacercariae by fish species in the gobioninid group-2
Species of fish No. of fish examined No. (%) of fish infected No. of metacercariae detected
Total Range Average
Pseudogobio esocinus 13 12 (92.3) 2,101 1–1,325 175
Abbottina springeri 6 6 (100) 250 10–80 42
Hemibarbus longirostris 1 1 (100) 13 - 13
Microphysogobio koreensis 3 3 (100) 191 12–139 64
Microphysogobio jeoni 1 1 (100) 365 - 365
Total 24 23 (95.8) 2,920 1–1,325 127
Table 5
Infection status of Clonorchis sinensis metacercariae in acheilognathinid fish from Wicheon in Gunwi-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do
Year examined No. of fish examined No. (%) of fish infected No. of metacercariae detected
Total Range Average
2011 9 5 (55.6) 101 1–87 20
2013 26 16 (61.5) 81 1–14 5
2014 77 63 (81.8) 2,727 1–290 43
2015 54 42 (77.8) 3,897 1–678 93
2016 68 60 (88.2) 4,229 1–329 70
2017 60 40 (66.7) 201 1–30 5
Total 296 228 (77.0) 11,372 1–678 50
Table 6
Infection status of Clonorchis sinensis metacercariae by fish species in the acheilognathinid group
Species of fish No. of fish examined No. (%) of fish infected No. of metacercariae detected
Total Range Average
Acheilognathus koreensis 130 122 (93.9) 4,620 1–678 38
Acheilognathus yamatsutae 99 55 (55.6) 691 1–136 13
Acheilognathus rhombeus 35 32 (91.4) 4,870 1–295 152
Acheilognathus majusculus 15 3 (20.0) 4 1–2 1.3
Acanthorhodeus macropterus 4 4 (100) 170 2–87 43
Acheilognathus lanceolatus 6 5 (83.3) 855 4–283 171
Acanthorhodeus gracilis 7 7 (100) 162 2–82 23
Total 296 228 (77.0) 11,372 1–678 50
Table 7
Infection status of Clonorchis sinensis metacercariae in rasborinid fish from Wicheon in Gunwi-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do
Year examined No. of fish examined No. (%) of fish infected No. of metacercariae detected
Total Range Average
2011 64 18 (28.1) 129 1–32 7
2013 35 9 (25.7) 131 1–70 15
2014 110 41 (37.3) 448 1–66 11
2015 102 39 (38.2) 974 1–420 25
2016 44 19 (43.2) 192 1–30 10
2017 62 21 (33.9) 345 1–205 16
Total 403 147 (36.5) 2,219 1–420 15
Table 8
Infection status of Clonorchis sinensis metacercariae by fish species in the rasborinid group
Species of fish No. of fish examined No. (%) of fish infected No. of metacercariae detected
Total Range Average
Zacco platypus 259 139 (53.7) 2,207 1–420 16
Zacco temminckii 136 6 (4.4) 10 1–4 2
Opsariichthys uncirostris 8 2 (25.0) 2 - 1
Total 403 147 (36.5) 2,219 1–420 15
Table 9
Susceptibility index of Clonorchis sinensis metacercariae by surveyed year and fish groups
Group Susceptibility indexa
2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total
Overall positive fish group 153 351 558 487 350 257 412
Gobioninid group-1 516 972 1,958 1,582 1,211 685 1,310
Acheilognathinid group 11.2 3.1 35.2 72.4 61.7 3.3 38.5
Rasborinid group 2 3.9 4.1 9.6 4.3 5.4 5.5

a Prevalence/100× mean metacercarial density per fish infected.

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