Paragonimus worm from a New Guinea native in 1926  

作　　者：Wenlin Wang David Blair Tian Min Fang Li Dianhua Wang 

机构地区：[1]Department of Parasitology,Faculty of Basic Medicine,Kunming Medical College [2]School of Tropical Biology,James Cook University,Towsville,Queensland 4811,Australia [3]Department of Cell Biology and Genetics,Faculty of Basic Medicine,Kunming Medical College [4]The Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Science,Kunming Medical College

出　　处：《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine》2011年第1期76-78,共3页亚太热带医药杂志（英文版）

基　　金：partially supported by the funds of the China Scholarship Council;the funds for Scientific Research from the Department of Education of Yunnan Province, China(No.0111437,No.06Y044c)

摘　　要：Objective:To reobserve and research the specimen of Paragonimus worm found in the left lung of a New Guinea native in 1926,which was previously identified as Paragonimus westermani Kerbert or Paragonimus ringeri Cobbold.Methods:Using reconstructive software and microscopy to observe some organs of the worm,and compared with other species of paragonimus.Results:The three dimensional(3D) views of ovary and two testes of New Guinea specimen showed that the ovary was clearly divided into six lobes.These two testes were situated oppositely in the body.One teste was divided into four branches,while another was divided into five.The cuticular spines were arranged in groups over the entire skin covered in a slide, each group was consisted of two to four single spine.Conclusions:Based on 3D views and measurements,we reclassified it as Paragonimus siamensis.This was also the first report of human case infected by Paragonimus siamensis.Objective:To reobserve and research the specimen of Paragonimus worm found in the left lung of a New Guinea native in 1926,which was previously identified as Paragonimus westermani Kerbert or Paragonimus ringeri Cobbold.Methods:Using reconstructive software and microscopy to observe some organs of the worm,and compared with other species of paragonimus.Results:The three dimensional(3D) views of ovary and two testes of New Guinea specimen showed that the ovary was clearly divided into six lobes.These two testes were situated oppositely in the body.One teste was divided into four branches,while another was divided into five.The cuticular spines were arranged in groups over the entire skin covered in a slide, each group was consisted of two to four single spine.Conclusions:Based on 3D views and measurements,we reclassified it as Paragonimus siamensis.This was also the first report of human case infected by Paragonimus siamensis.

关 键 词：PARAGONIMUS siamensis THREE DIMENSIONAL VIEW 

分 类 号：R383[医药卫生—医学寄生虫学]