PARASITES OF PUBLIC HEALTH IMPORTANCE IN NILE AND CULTURED FISH IN EL-MINYA GOVERNORATE | ||||
| Assiut Veterinary Medical Journal | ||||
| Article 11, Volume 69, Issue 176, January 2023, Page 120-132 PDF (716.17 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Research article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/avmj.2023.158225.1086 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
SHIMAA MOHAMED AHMED  1; YEHIA ABD ELBADEE HEFNAWY2; MOHSEN IBRAHIM ARAFA3; ASHRAF MOHAMED ABD EL-MALEK2
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| 1Department of Food Hygiene Assistant Researcher at Animal Health Research Intitute, El-Minia | ||||
| 2Prof. of Meat Hygiene, Department of Food Hyfiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Assiut University | ||||
| 3Prof. of Parasitology, Animal Health Research Institute, Assiut | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The present work aimed to investigate the prevalence of zoonotic parasites in wild and cultured fresh water fish in El-Menia Governorate, Egypt. A total of 200 fish samples (100 wild and 100 cultured) included50 for each; Tilapia nilotica (Oreochromis niloticus), catfish (Clarias gariepinus), bajad (Bagrus bajad) and carp fish (Cyprinus carpio) were randomly collected from markets and some fish farms from El-menia city. Out of 200 examined fish 187 samples were infested by one or more zoonotic parasites with prevalence of 93.5%, highest infestation rate was detected in wild Nile fish 100 % in compared to 87 % in farmed one. The total prevalence of EMC among examined fish was 89.5%, it was 88% and 85% in wild fish and farmed fish, respectively. Microscopic EMC was detected in 83% and 73% of wild fish and farmed fish, respectively, while macroscopic EMC was detected in 5% and 12%of farmed fish and wild fish, respectively. Microscopic E.M.C. was identified as: Cynodiplostomum E.M.C and Prohemistomum E.M.C while, macroscopic E.M.C identified as Clinostomum phalacrocoracis. On the other hand, the total prevalence of Ichanthochephala among examined fish was 8 %, it was 13 % and 3 % in wild fish and farmed respectively, while the total prevalence of Cryptospordium spp and Capillaria spp. among examined fish was 39%, and 14.5 %, respectively. The current study revealed variable prevalence of different zoonotic parasites in different species of examined fish, which represents a potential risk to public health if consumed raw or improperly cooked.. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Fish; Encysted metacercariae; Ichanthochephala; Capillaria; Cryptospordium | ||||
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