Troglotrematidae

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Presence of three distinct genotypes within the Paragonimus westermani complex in northeastern India.

Rekha Devi K, Narain K, Mahanta J, Nirmolia T, Blair D, Saikia SP, Agatsuma T.SourceDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Kochi Medical School, Oko, Nankoku City, Kochi 783-8505, Japan.
Parasitology.Parasitology.2013 Jan;140(1):76-86. doi: 10.1017/S0031182012001229. Epub 2012 Aug 24.
The name Paragonimus westermani (Kerbert, 1878) is commonly applied to members of a species complex that includes the well-known Asian lung fluke of medical and veterinary importance. Unambiguous molecular and morphological evidence showing the presence of a member of the complex in India has recent
PMID 22917216

Distribution and clinical features of Paragonimiasis skrjabini in Three Gorges Reservoir Region.

Zhang XL, Wang Y, Wang GX, Chen WB, He X, Niu H, Li ZL, Chen L, Wang LF.SourceDepartment of Pathogenic Biology, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China. jsczxl@tmmu.edu.cn
Parasitology international.Parasitol Int.2012 Dec;61(4):645-9. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2012.06.007. Epub 2012 Jul 17.
Paragonimiasis has previously been reported in the Southwest Provinces of China, including Chongqing and Sichuan. The construction of Three Gorges Dam, which was begun in 1994, has resulted in substantial changes to the depth and the flow pattern of the Yangtze River. To investigate epidemiology of
PMID 22814214

Molecular identification of a case of Paragonimus pseudoheterotremus infection in Thailand.

Intapan PM, Sanpool O, Thanchomnang T, Imtawil K, Pongchaiyakul C, Nawa Y, Maleewong W.SourceDepartment of Parasitology, Research and Diagnostic Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand. pewpan@kku.ac.th
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene.Am J Trop Med Hyg.2012 Oct;87(4):706-9. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0235. Epub 2012 Jul 23.
Paragonimiasis is an important food-borne parasitic zoonosis caused by infection with lung flukes of the genus Paragonimus. In Southeast Asia, Paragonimus heterotremus is the only proven causative pathogen. Recently, a new Paragonimus species, P. pseudoheterotremus, was found in Thailand. This speci
PMID 22826489

Geographical Distribution of the Lung Fluke, Paragonimus westermani-diploid type (Trematoda, Troglotrematidae) in the Northern Part of Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Shibahara Toshiyuki,Nishida Hiroshi,Aohagi Yoshiyuki [他],IWAKI Takashi,TSUBOI Takafumi,TORII Motomi,KUBO Noriaki,KASHIWAGI Akiko,FUKUDOME Hatsuko,OKAMOTO Munehiro,YAMAMOTO Hiroshi
Biogeography : international journal of biogeography, phylogeny, taxonomy, ecology, biodiversity, evolution, and conservation biology 6, 87-93, 2004-08-20
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