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Update status of Pygidiopsis genata(Trematoda: Heterophiidae) prevalence in Alexandria (Egypt) Lakeland Tilapia zillii fish and its role in human infection

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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  The early half of the last century has witnessed a great attention to family Heterophyidae especially in Middle and Far East since infecting both man and animals. Seasonal variation concerning prevalence and intensity of fish infection. Fish specimens were collected from highly endemic region in Alexandria governorate during summer and spring seasons. Encysted metacercariae were identified and used in subsequent experimental infection of laboratory mice was carried out to allow morphological identification of eggs and adult worms. The prevalence of infection was much higher in summer (90.10%) than in spring season (54.76%).P.genata has proved highly infective, since all experimental mice had acquired infection. Morphological characteristics may help distinguish P.genata  stages from other heterophyids.

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10.21608/evmspj.2019.39683

Keywords

Encysted metacercariae, Pygdiopsis genata, Tilapia zilli

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Alaa

Last Name

Hegazy

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A.

Affiliation

Departement of Parasitology,Faculty of Medicine,Assuit University.

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alaahegazy628@yahoo.com

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Assuit

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15

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1

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10830

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2019-11-01

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2019-06-08

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2019-11-01

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11

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19

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1687-2274

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2682-3187

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Egyptian Veterinary Medical Society of Parasitology Journal (EVMSPJ)

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https://evmspj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Update status of Pygidiopsis genata(Trematoda: Heterophiidae) prevalence in Alexandria (Egypt) Lakeland Tilapia zillii fish and its role in human infection

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22 Jan 2023