Table 1. Prevalence and number of Paragonimus metacercariae in Sawagani from Akune City, Kagoshima Prefecture.

Localities1)	No. of Sawagani		% infected	Total no. of mc2) detected	Intensity
	Examined	Infected			Range	Average
1. Kometsugi	84	0
2. Soutate	32	0
3. Ikenodan	27	0
4. Takamatsu	13	0
5. Kinzan	44	0
6. Yokote	34	0
7. Fujigadan	118	1	0.8	1	1	1.0
8. Chaengadan	68	0
9. Jijiro	65	0
10. Sashiki	45	0
11. Yamashita	103	0
12. Yumikino	112	1	0.9	1	1	1.0
13. Takashu	29	0
14. Nomoto	119	12	10.1	21	1–2	1.8
15. Katahara	48	1	2.1	1	1	1.0
Total	941	15	1.6	24	1–2	1.6

1) Numbers of the localities correspond to those shown in Figs. 1 and 4. 2) mc: metacercariae that were identified as the triploid form of Paragonimus westermani.