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PREVALENCE OF GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITES INFECTING FISH (CLARIAS GARIEPINUS) IN QENA GOVERNORATE

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology.

Abstract

Parasites of fish are of concern since they often produce a weakening of the host`s immune system thereby increasing their susceptibility to the secondary infections, resulting in the nutritive devaluation of fish ,compete for food, depriving fish of essential nutrients, inhibiting growth leading to morbidity and mortality and subsequent economic losses. Few data has been reported to identify major parasite of fish in Qena Governorate, Egypt. Accordingly,the study aimed to estimate the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasite infecting fish. Afield study was conducted during the period from the beginning of January 2015 to the end of December 2016.A total of 144 Clarias gariepinus (Carmoot) fish samples were collected either alive from fishermen or fresh as possible from fish markets at Qena Governorate for parasitological studies. Parasite collected and prepared then identified under the microscope. Out of 144 examined fish 84 (58.3%) samples were infected with different gastrointestinal parasites. The obtained results found that the most frequent parasitic infection among examined fish was cstodes with an infection rate of (35.4%) ,followed by trematodes infection (27%), while the lowest infection rate, were recorded in nematodes infection(16.7%),Regarding to the seasonal prevalence of the recovered parasites, we concluded that the highest rate of parasite infection was observed during Spring season (83.3%), followed by Winter (66.7%), Summer recorded (50%) and Autumn season which represented the lowest rate of infection (33.3%). The most common species of cestodes were  Monobothrium sp which recorded the highest infection rate (27.8%) and Polyonchobothrium clarias (5.6%), followed by trematode species Orientocreadium batrachoides (24.3%) and nematode species Paracamallanus cyathopharynx (10.4%) and Procamallanus laevionchus (5.6%).

DOI

10.21608/kvmj.2017.112745

Keywords

gastrointestinal parasite, fish

Authors

First Name

Mahmoud A.

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El-Seify

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Department of Parasitology , Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Kafrelsheikh University

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First Name

Khaled

Last Name

El-Dakhly

MiddleName

Mohamed

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Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine ,Beni-Suef University

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First Name

Asmaa

Last Name

Metwally

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Department of Parasitology ,Faculty of Veterinary Medicine ,South Valley University

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First Name

Eman

Last Name

Mohammed

MiddleName

Sayed

Affiliation

Department of Parasitology ,Faculty of Veterinary Medicine ,South Valley University

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First Name

Marwa

Last Name

Fawaz

MiddleName

Mohammed

Affiliation

Department of Parasitology ,Faculty of Veterinary Medicine ,South Valley University

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Volume

15

Article Issue

1

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16726

Issue Date

2017-08-01

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2017-01-01

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2017-04-01

Page Start

65

Page End

88

Print ISSN

1687-1456

Online ISSN

2682-2954

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KVMJ_Volume 15_Issue 1_Pages 65-88.pdf

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Publication Title

Kafrelsheikh Veterinary Medical Journal

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https://kvmj.journals.ekb.eg/

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PREVALENCE OF GASTROINTESTINAL PARASITES INFECTING FISH (CLARIAS GARIEPINUS) IN QENA GOVERNORATE

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22 Jan 2023