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- Title
Catenotaenia dendritica (Cestoda: Catenotaeniidae) and Three Ectoparasite Species in the Red Squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, from Cheongju, Korea.
- Authors
Seongjun Choe; Dongmin Lee; Hansol Park; Hyeong-Kyu Jeon; Youngsun Lee; Ki-Jeong Na; In-Yong Lee; Eom, Keeseon S.
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
CHONGJU-si (Chungchong-pukto, Korea); ECTOPARASITES; EURASIAN red squirrel; ZOONOSES; HOSTS (Biology)
- Publication
Korean Journal of Parasitology, 2016, Vol 54, Issue 4, p509
- ISSN
0023-4001
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3347/kjp.2016.54.4.509