The Role of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in the Life Cycle of Toxocara spp.

The Role of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in the Life Cycle of Toxocara spp.

The present study aimed to experimentally assess Nile tilapia as potential paratenic host of Toxocara spp. A total of 15 Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) were fed with 300 embryonated Toxocara canis eggs by oral gavage, while five others of the control group received distilled water. The fish we...

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Main Authors: Everton André de Oliveira, Yslla Fernanda Fitz Balo Merigueti, Isabella Braghin Ferreira, Isabele Santos Garcia, Alini Soriano Pereira, Rosemeire de Souza Santos, Louise Bach Kmetiuk, Andrea Pires dos Santos, Alexander Welker Biondo, Rogerio Giuffrida, Vamilton Alvares Santarém
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
environmental contamination
fish
toxocariasis
transmission
zoonosis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.685911/full

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