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 ParasitologyHuman 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
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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]
HelminthologiaContracaecum 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 ...
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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 WildlifeLarvae 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.
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Diversity of helminths parasitizing Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789) in the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia VeterináriaThis study was carried out in northern Brazil to determine the prevalence of helminth parasites that infect Phalacrocorax brasilianus (Gmelin, 1789).
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18S rRNA gene metabarcoding for investigation of gastrointestinal parasite diversity in great cormorants [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) is a migratory, fish-eating bird that may act as a carrier for various pathogens, raising potential ecological and public health concerns.
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Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum, 2021 This study was achieved to investigate the accumulation of some heavy metals included: Cadmium, Lead and Nickel in the tissues (gill, intestine, liver, muscles and skin)of Silurus triostegus Heckel, 1843 (Siluriformes ...
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Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Contracaecum sp. (Nematoda: Ascarididae) from night herons in China
Journal of Nematology, 2022 Contracaecum species are zooparasitic anisakid nematodes and occur in gastrointestinal tracts of vertebrate/invertebrate animals, including humans, causing gastrointestinal pain, diarrhea, and increasingly severe vomiting.
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Maǧallaẗ al-baṣraẗ al-ʻulūm al-zirāʻiyyaẗ, 2021 Contracaecum is a genus of nematodes belonging to the family Anisakidae, that parasitise many fishes which act as an intermediate or paratenic hosts, while the piscivorous birds and mammals are definitive hosts.
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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.
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Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 2022 Nematodes belonging to the genus Contracaecum (family: Anisakidae) are heteroxenous parasites with a complex life cycle. Contracaecum larvae infecting farmed fish and fishery products are economically important causing market rejection in massive ...
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