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KMID : 0425120160540040509
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
2016 Volume.54 No. 4 p.509 ~ p.518
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Catenotaenia dendritica (Cestoda: Catenotaeniidae) and Three Ectoparasite Species in the Red Squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, from Cheongju, Korea
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Choe Seong-Jun
Park Han-Sol
Lee Dong-Min
Jeon Hyeong-Kyu
Lee Young-Sun
Na Ki-Jeong
Lee In-Yong
Keeseon S. Eom
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Abstract
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Parasites are recorded from the red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, from Cheongju, the Republic of Korea. A total of 5 road-killed squirrels were thoroughly examined for internal and external parasites from November 2011 to May 2014. Total 4 parasite species, including 1 tapeworm and 3 ectoparasite species were recovered. They were morphologically identified as Catenotaenia dendritica (Cestoda: Catenotaeniidae), Hirstionyssus sciurinus, Leptotrombidium pallidum, and Ceratophyllus (Monopsyllus) indages. Among them, C. dendritica and H. sciurinus are recorded for the first time in the Korean parasite fauna. In addition, the possibility that the red squirrel could act as a reservoir host for a zoonotic disease like tsutsugamushi disease with L. pallidum as its vector has been raised.
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KEYWORD
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Sciurus vulgaris, Catenotaenia dendritica, Hirstionyssus sciurinus, Leptotrombidium pallidum, Cetatophyllus (Monopsyllus) indages, red squirrel, Cheongju, Korea
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