Meguro Parasitological Museum – A Wonderful Experience Full of Surprises

Authors

  • Kamruddin Ahmed
  • Siat Yee Fong

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v18i1.4857

Keywords:

Meguro Parasitological, Museum, parasites, morphology, taxonomy

Abstract

In November 2023, one of us had the opportunity to visit the Meguro Parasitological Museum in Tokyo, Japan. The museum started its journey in 1953 with private funding from Dr Satoru Kamgeai. Now, the museum is a 70-year-old private research facility with its researchers who not only collect parasites of various animals for studies on morphology, taxonomy, distribution of parasites, etc. but also give presentations at academic meetings and publish articles in academic journals.

 

Author Biographies

Kamruddin Ahmed

Department of Pathology and Microbiology,
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,
Universiti Malaysia Sabah,
88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia 

Borneo Medical and Health Research Centre,
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,
Universiti Malaysia Sabah,
88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia 

 

Siat Yee Fong

Borneo Medical and Health Research Centre,
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,
Universiti Malaysia Sabah,
88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia 

Department of Biomedical Sciences,
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,
Universiti Malaysia Sabah,
88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia 

Published

2024-01-31

How to Cite

Kamruddin Ahmed, & Siat Yee Fong. (2024). Meguro Parasitological Museum – A Wonderful Experience Full of Surprises . Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences (BJMS), 18(1), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.51200/bjms.v18i1.4857
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