Platynosomum fastosum Infestation in a Domestic Cat in Korea

Jong Min Kim; Jeong Hwan Che; Doo Hyun Jeong; Byeong Cheol Kang

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Kim, Che, Jeong, and Kang: Platynosomum fastosum Infestation in a Domestic Cat in Korea

Original Article

Lab. Anim. Res. 2010;26(3):307-309.

Published online: 17 September 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5625/lar.2010.26.3.307

Platynosomum fastosum Infestation in a Domestic Cat in Korea

Jong Min Kim¹, Jeong Hwan Che², Doo Hyun Jeong², Byeong Cheol Kang^2,^∗

¹College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea

²Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea

^∗Corresponding author: Byeong Cheol Kang, Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, 28 Yeongeon-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-744, Korea Tel: +82-2-2072-0841 Fax: +82-2-741-7620 E-mail: bckang@snu.ac.kr

Received 27 April 2010 Revised 14 September 2010 Accepted 15 September 2010

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Abstract

Cat liver fluke (Platynosomum fastosum) was identified upon necropsy of a Felis catus (domestic cat). This trematode has not been reported in domestic cats previously in Korea. Diagnosis of this fluke was made by the presence of eggs in the feces of the cat through the fecal sedimentation method. Flukes in the gallbladder, bile duct, and liver parenchyma were revealed by the necropsy findings. This report describes as the first case of a domestic cat with Platynosomum fastosum in Korea.

Keywords: Platynosomum fastosum, cat, liver fluke

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