Occurrence of Parabdella quadrioculata (Annelida: Hirudinida: Glossiphoniidae) in Japan, with a First Case of Human Infestation by the Leech

Takeo Yamauchi; Hidenori Yoshigou; Tetsuya Itoh

doi:10.1654/4593.1

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Takeo Yamauchi,^1,* Hidenori Yoshigou,² Tetsuya Itoh³

¹1 Toyama Institute of Health, Nakataikoyama 17-1, Imizu, Toyama, 939-0363 Japan (e-mail: cymot
²2 Chugai Technos Co., Ltd., Hiroshima 733-0013, Japan
³3 Marine Biological Research Institute of Japan Co., Ltd. (Sapporo Branch), Sapporo 007-0862, Japan

^*Corresponding author.

Abstract

We present the first record of Parabdella quadrioculata (Annelida: Hirudinida: Glossiphoniidae) from Japan. Leeches were collected from the Japanese pond turtle Mauremys japonica and a Japanese man. Mauremys japonica is a new host for this leech. This report is the first case of human infestation by the glossiphoniid leech.

The Helminthological Society of Washington

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Takeo Yamauchi, Hidenori Yoshigou, and Tetsuya Itoh "Occurrence of Parabdella quadrioculata (Annelida: Hirudinida: Glossiphoniidae) in Japan, with a First Case of Human Infestation by the Leech," Comparative Parasitology 80(1), 134-135, (1 January 2013). https://doi.org/10.1654/4593.1

Published: 1 January 2013

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