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Parasitic Infections of Freshwater Fish in Kenya: Prevalence Patterns, Ecological Drivers, and Implications for Aquaculture Sustainability. [PDF]

J Parasitol Res
Fish parasitic infections present a growing threat to freshwater aquaculture in Kenya, affecting fish health, reducing productivity, and limiting the economic potential of small‐scale and commercial farms. This review provides the first consolidated national checklist of freshwater fish parasites in Kenya, synthesizing evidence from lakes, rivers, and ...
Waruiru RM, Ageng O FO, Wanja DW, Murugami JW, Maina KW, Mavuti SK, Kamundia PW, Gichohi CM, Wainaina JM, Hamisi MM, Oginga OK, Nyaga PN, Mbuthia PG.   +12 more
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Marine mammal recovery is associated with the resurgence of a nematode parasite. [PDF]

Ecology
Abstract As the oceans change, the abundance of parasites and the risk of infection to marine mammals may also be changing. Nematodes in the family Anisakidae can harm marine mammals, and recent studies have revealed a global increase in these parasites, but the cause is unknown.
Mastick NC, Welicky RL, Preisser WC, Leslie KL, Maslenikov KP, Kinsella JM, Essington TE, Wood CL.   +7 more
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Low prevalence of Contracaecum third-stage larvae parasitizing Sea of Galilee fisheries: 1-year survey after 57 years of no information [PDF]

Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 2023
Freshwater and marine ecosystems are a suitable habitat for parasitic nematodes of the genus Contracaecum (family: Anisakidae) to complete their complex life cycle.
Nadav Davidovich, Perla Tedesco, Monica Caffara, Valentina Luci, Alessia Cantori, Danny Morick, Maria Letizia Fioravanti, Andrea Gustinelli   +7 more
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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Public Awareness of Internal Helminthes in Commercial Fish of Lake Chamo, Southern Ethiopia. [PDF]

J Parasitol Res
Fish is a vital source of food, employment, trade, and economic well‐being for people. But, it is hindered by a variety of diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and most commonly parasites. The impact and public health importance of parasitic helminthes in fish which cause devaluation, retarded growth, morbidity, and mortality have not been ...
Girma T, Seyoum W, Kaba T, Tora E.
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Decision-making and public health: How the prevalence of Contracaecum spp. larvae in market-size tilapia may influence fish sample-size to be inspected prior marketing [PDF]

Food and Waterborne Parasitology
Human consumption of raw or undercooked fish and fishery products may cause infection with foodborne parasitic nematodes, particularly of the family Anisakidae. Contracaecum species are cosmopolitan parasitic nematodes with numerous marine and freshwater
Nadav Davidovich, Perla Tedesco, Monica Caffara, Ekaterina Minkova, Ortal Aflalo, Shoshi Hadar, Vicotoria Baramboim, Gavriel Goldstein, Ofer Cohen, Shani Glasner, Michal Perry Markovich, Danny Morick, Aurora Lattanzi, Andrea Gustinelli   +13 more
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First report of Contracaecum jorgei (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in Centropomus armatus from a fish market in Panama City, Republic of Panama [PDF]

Helminthologia
Contracaecum jorgei is a parasite within the Anisakidae family. This parasite has been recently reported in several South American countries, including Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia, as well as in Central American countries such as Costa Rica and ...
González-Serrano K. B., Aguilar C., Abrego L., Rengifo-Herrera C.   +3 more
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Diversity of helminths parasitizing Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789) in the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
This study was carried out in northern Brazil to determine the prevalence of helminth parasites that infect Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789).
Elaine Lopes de Carvalho, Ricardo Luis Sousa Santana, Tiago Paixão Mangas, Elane Guerreiro Giese   +3 more
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Morphological and molecular characterization of Contracaecum jorgei (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in five Neotropical freshwater fish species in Colombia [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Larvae of the family Anisakidae occur in numerous freshwater and marine fish species. Although nematodes of the genus Contracaecum are widely distributed, little is known about their occurrence in fish in South America, particularly in Colombia.
Astrid Rave, Manuel Uribe, Sara López-Osorio, Carlos Hermosilla, Jenny J. Chaparro-Gutiérrez   +4 more
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Divvying up the pie: Tissue nutrient content is related to its parasite load. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
We investigated how the size and composition of parasitic infracommunities are affected by the nutrient content of their infection sites. We expected infracommunities to be dominated by parasites that were stoichiometrically similar to their infection sites. However, we found that parasites, themselves, can vary in nutrient content and that the size of
Stanley A, Valentine S, Narr CF.
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Contracaecum jorgei in common snooks in Brazil: new host, locality record and remarks on misidentifications of Contracaecum spp. in GenBank

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Contracaecum jorgei was recently described as a new anisakid species from the Argentine wolffish Hoplias argentinensis. This study aimed to report a new host and locality for C. jorgei and highlight inconsistencies in some Contracaecum spp.
RAYANE DUARTE, BRUNA R. MARTINATTI, VIVIANE M. DE LIMA, RAFAEL A. TUBINO, MARIANA S. OLIVEIRA, BRUNO P. BERTO, MICHELLE DANIELE SANTOS-CLAPP   +6 more
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