Capillaria hepatica in China

Table 1 Three cases of hepatica capillariasis in China

Reporter	Date	Area in China	Diagnostic basis
Bing-Kun Xu[27]	1979	Guangdong Province	Capillaria hepatica (C. hepatica) detected by liver biopsy
Xi-Meng Lin[28]	2003	Tangzhuang, Xinxiang City	Persistent fever (40°C), hepatomegaly eosinophilia, and adult C. hepatica detected by liver biopsy
Jia-Nin Huang[29]	2003	Fuzhou City, Fujian Province	Persistent fever, anemia, hepatomegaly, eosinophilia, and eggs detected by liver biopsy

Table 2 Infection rate in distinct areas with different rodent species

Reporter	Date	Area in China	Investigated species	Infection rate (%)
Zhou et al[33]	1990	Wuhan City, Hubei Province	Norway rat	61.90
			Rattus flavipectus	61.90
			Mus musculus	19.10
Liu et al[40]	1997	Shandong Province	Various rodent species including those of rodent-shaped animals	27.36 (Norway rat dominant)
Zhou et al[34]	1998	Kunming City, Yunnan Province	Norway rat	66.67
			Yellow breasted rat	65.13
			Mus musculus	21.11
Yuan et al[36]	1998	Ningde City, Fujian Province	Chestnut rat	55.56
			Norway rat	66.67
			Rattus flavipectus	44.33
			Rattus losea	38.94
			Rattus confucianus	30.00
Xue et al[37]	1998	Fuqing City, Fujian Province	Rattus flavipectus	13.11
			Norway rat	12.34
			Shrew	5.29
			Mus musculus	4.59
Zhang et al[35]	2002	Jiangle Location, Fujian Province	Norway rat	46.15
			Rattus flavipectus	66.67
Shen et al[39]	2003	Dali City, Yunnan Province	Commensal Mus	76.83
			Norway rat	77.01
			Rattus flavipectus	77.46
			Wild Mus	4.47
			Rattus rattus sladerni	38.81
Lin et al[41]	2007	Henan Province	Norway rat	25.83
			Rattus flavipectus	12.90
			Mus musculus	10.00
Tung et al[38]	2009	Taichung	Various species of rodents	49.50