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Light and Scanning Electron Microscopic Studies of Trypanosomes Parasites Infecting Freshwater Fishes in Qena Governorate, Egypt

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Freshwater fishes were sampled from different localities in the River Nile at Qena Governorate (Qus, Qift, Dandara, El-Trammsa, El-Maana, Dishna and Nag-Hammady). Investigation revealed that Trypanosoma were found parasitized blood of many fish species. Out of 581 blood smears examined, 143 revealed trypanosomes infection with a prevalence of 24.6%. The infected fishes are belonging to seven species and four families. Trypanosomes parasites were found belonged to three species with different infection rates: T. mukasai Van As et al. 2004 (28.3%); T. cyanophilum Mohamed, 1978 (52.9%) and T. cataractae Putz, 1972 (1.5%). A new Trypanosoma species was found infecting Ch. ruppelli fish with an infection rate of 1.96%. Histological sections showed the presence of the adult stage of T. mukasai in between liver cells.  Also T. mukasai had been examined using scanning electron microscope.

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10.21608/eajbse.2010.16456

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Fishes, freshwater, Trypanosma, infection rate, Qena, Egypt

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Hussein

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A. N.

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-Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University. Qena, Egypt -Biology Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University. Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Rabie

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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University. Qena, Egypt - Faculty of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia

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Mohammed

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Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University. Qena, Egypt

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Hussein

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Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University. Qena, Egypt

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2010-12-01

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2018-10-13

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2010-12-01

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2090-0783

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2090-0856

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Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, E. Medical Entomology & Parasitology

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