Prevalence of metacercarial infection in some marketed fish in Giza Governorate, Egypt
A total of 180 Oreochromis niloticus and 120 Clarias gariepenus of different weight and length were randomly collected from three different markets (El-Moneib, El-Ayiat and El-Badrashin) in Giza Governorate from January to June 2012. Muscles and organs of the fishes were examined for infective zoono...
Gespeichert in:
Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology 2019, Vol.49 (1), p.129-134 |
---|---|
Hauptverfasser: | , , , |
Format: | Artikel |
Sprache: | eng |
Schlagworte: | |
Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
Zusammenfassung: | A total of 180 Oreochromis niloticus and 120 Clarias gariepenus of different weight and length were
randomly collected from three different markets (El-Moneib, El-Ayiat and El-Badrashin) in Giza Governorate from January to June 2012. Muscles and organs of the fishes were examined for infective zoonotic parasites. The total prevalence of encysted metacercariae (EMC) among examined O. niloticus
was 82.8%, the highest prevalence was in the tail (75%), while the lowest one (17%) in skin, and in
the gills was (57.2%). Total prevalence of EMC was 35.8% in the C. gariepenus, the highest was in
trunk (27.5%), then head & tail (25.8% &25%) and the lowest one (4.1%) was in the skin but none in
the gills. There was an indirect relationship between the EMC prevalence and the fishes weight and
length. The recovered EMC from O. niloticus were; Diplostomatidae, Cyathocotylide and Heterophyidae. Besides, Cyanodiplostomatidae and Cyathocotylide were recovered from C. gariepenus. These
EMC were successfully developed to adults after experimental infection to pigeons and rats. The
emerging adult flukes were Prohemistomum vivax, Mesostephanus appendiculatus and Centrocetus
armatus. |
---|---|
ISSN: | 1110-0583 2090-2549 |