Spirometra (Pseudophyllidea, Diphyllobothriidae) Severely Infecting Wild-Caught Snakes from Food Markets in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, Guangdong, China: Implications for Public Health
Table 2
Prevalence, intensity, and parasitizing locations of Spirometra found in 13 species of wild-caught snakes from food markets in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, China.
Species of snakes
Infection of Spirometra
Locations of Spirometra
Prevalence (%)
Intensity of infection
Mean intensity of infection
Muscle
Subcutaneous tissue
Coelom
Viperidae
Deinagkistrodon acutus
60.0
0~34
9.6
32
14
2
Elapidae
Bungarusmulticinctus
7.7
0~5
0.4
0
0
5
Naja atra
14.3
0~3
0.3
6
1
1
Colubridae
Dinodon rufozonatum
79.5
0~65
14.4
407
137
89
Elaphe carinata
63.6
0~172
42.3
232
180
53
E. taeniura
15.4
0~5
0.6
12
0
4
Enhydris bocourti
0
0
0
0
0
0
En. chinensis
0
0
0
0
0
0
En. plumbea
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ptyas korros
40.0
0~65
3.3
72
68
43
P. mucosus
81.6
0~81
12.0
341
161
88
Xenochrophis piscator
79.4
0~133
15.1
1,138
259
216
Zoacys dhumnades
96.2
0~213
41.1
1,072
636
429
Total
—
0~213
—
3,312
1,456
930
Means
55.0
—
12.5
7
3
2
Note: Kruskal-Wallis test showed significant difference among the number of worms in muscle, subcutaneous tissue, and coelom ().
