A survey of helminths in freshwater animals from some areas in Chiang Mai

• Main Authors: Saenphet S., Wongsawad C., Saenphet K.
• Format: Review
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0042331522&partnerID=40&md5=20eadb2a43085d2302b85f56bf531992; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12041592; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/5570
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Thirteen freshwater animals consisting of 8 species of fish, 1 species of shrimps and crabs and 3 species of mollusks collected during September 2000 from 8 sites in 4 districts of Chiang Mai Province: Hang Dong, San Pa Tong, Chom Tong and Hot were investigated for helminthes. Two metacercariae were recovered from 4 species of fish with the prevalence of 80.32%; Metacercariae of Stellantchasmus falcatus were found in the body cavity and under the scales of Dermogenus pusillus (39.34%) and the metacercariae of Haplorchoides sp were found only under the scales of Mystacoleucus marginatus, Systomus orphoides and Rasbora paviei, (40.98%). Adult of Acanthocephala, Pallisentis sp also recovered from the intestine of Trichopsis vittatus (3.29%). Moreover, Pleurolophocercous cercaria and redia were found in mollusk (Lymnaea sp) with the prevalence of 45.65%.