Occurrence and effect of Diplostomum parasites in cultured Oreochromis niloticus (L.) and distribution in vector snails within Kisumu City, western Kenya

Ndeda, Violet M.; Owiti, Dickson Otieno; Ndong’a, Millicent Florence Owuor; Miruka, David Onyango

doi:10.1016/j.ecohyd.2013.10.001

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“…In the host, the metacercaria migrate along specifi c neural tracts to access sites with relatively minimal immune resistance like visceral organs, optic lobes and the brain so that they remain viable for successful transmission to the next host [16] with Diplostomum (Tylodelphys) mashonense, but could not obtain cercariae. Even so, strigeoid cercariae purported to belong to the genus Diplostomum have been reported from Biomphalaria species from three fi sh farms in Kibos area within Kisumu, Kenya [22]. Similarly, at Mindu dam in Tanzania, Diplostomum-like furcocercariae had been reported once from the snail Biomphalaria pfeiff eri [23,24], but since then B. pfeiff eri have not been spotted in the dame.…”

Section: Life Cycle and Host Specifi Citymentioning

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African Diplostomum (sensu Dubois 1961): Minireview on taxonomy and biology

Chibwana¹

2018

Int J Aquac Fish Sci

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Freshwater fi sheries has a signifi cant contribution to development as an important source of human proteins as well as in sport fi shing and aquarium. Despite their importance, both wild and aquaculture fi sh suffer from a problem of parasitism, notably Diplostomum species, causing fi sh mortalities particularly in fi ngerlings. Although a considerable effort in understanding Diplostomum species taxonomy, biology and control of fi sh parasites has been well developed in the northern hemisphere, the knowledge of these aspects in Africa is not clearly known. Therefore the present work reviews the aspects of biology and taxonomy of African Diplostomum. The traditional approach to uncover these aspects would be to complete the life cycles in the laboratory, which would lead to morphological characterisation of all life cycle stages. However, establishing and maintaining life cycles of Diplostomum species is diffi cult, laborious and expensive. Although, molecular methods have been proven to provide an alternative solution, are not common in Africa due to lack of equipment and expertise. However, improvement of some weaknesses for some studies like providing pictures or diagrams of the Diplostomum species found is recommended. In addition, for laboratories that have the capacity to do molecular analysis, the use of a familiar molecular marker like a barcode region could be a prospective development in future.

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Section: Life Cycle and Host Specifi Citymentioning

confidence: 99%

African Diplostomum (sensu Dubois 1961): Minireview on taxonomy and biology

Chibwana¹

2018

Int J Aquac Fish Sci

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Occurrence and effect of Diplostomum parasites in cultured Oreochromis niloticus (L.) and distribution in vector snails within Kisumu City, western Kenya

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African Diplostomum (sensu Dubois 1961): Minireview on taxonomy and biology

African Diplostomum (sensu Dubois 1961): Minireview on taxonomy and biology

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