From Africa to Brazil: detection of African Oreochromis niloticus parasites in Brazilian fish farms

Abstract Aim To evaluate the introduction of Oreochromis niloticus gill parasites in the Paranapanema River basin, northern Paraná, southern Brazil, as well as to inventory its occurrences in Brazilian fish farms and discuss the risks of transmission to native fauna. Methods The gills of 632 fish...

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Main Authors: Diego Azevedo Zoccal Garcia, Mário Luís Orsi, Ângela Teresa Silva-Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Limnologia 2019-11-01
Series:Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2179-975X2019000100803&tlng=en