Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Parasitological Museum


Parasitological museum brochure
(Photo credit: Dr. Pralhad Uprety)
Have you ever heard about museum especially for parasites (like mosquito, worms) of different groups of animals?  Of course very few have heard. And here in Tokyo, Japan  there is Parasitological museum. It was established by Dr. Satoru Kamegai in the year 1953. The museum is only of its kind in the world. Different specimens of parasites as well as photographs and interactive materials are available for easy understanding. It is worth place to visit when you are in Japan to know about the human and zoonotic parasites.