...About 30 species have been described worldwide, of which six species parasitize humans and cause paragonimiasis. In Japan, Paragonimus westermanii was previously thought to be the only parasite to humans, but since 1974, cases of human infection with P. miyazakii , which was thought to be a parasite of wild animals such as weasels and martens, have been reported. Other animal parasitic species distributed in Japan include P. ohirai and P. iloktsuenensis . *Some of the terminology that mentions "Paragonimus westermanii" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…世界中で約30種が記載されているが,このうちヒトに寄生して肺吸虫症の原因となるのは6種である。日本では従来ウェステルマンハイキュウチュウParagonimus westermaniiのみがヒトに寄生するとされていたが,1974年以降イタチ,テンなど野生動物の寄生虫と考えられていたミヤザキ(宮崎)ハイキュウチュウP.miyazakiiの人体感染例も知られるようになった。そのほか動物寄生種として,オオヒラ(大平)ハイキュウチュウP.ohirai,コガタオオヒラ(小型大平)ハイキュウチュウP.iloktsuenensisなどが日本に分布する。… ※「Paragonimus westermanii」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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