High prevalence of Haplorchis taichui metacercariae in cyprinoid fish from Chiang Mai Province, Thailand

This study aimed to investigate Haplorchis taichui metacercarial infection in fish collected from the Chom Thong and Mae Taeng districts, Chiang Mai Province during November 2001 to October 2002. A total 617 cyprinoid fish of 15 species were randomly collected and examined for H. taichui metacercari...

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Main Authors: Kanda Kumchoo, Chalobol Wongsawad, Jong Yil Chai, Pramote Vanittanakom, Amnat Rojanapaibul
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-624142018-09-11T09:26:58Z High prevalence of Haplorchis taichui metacercariae in cyprinoid fish from Chiang Mai Province, Thailand Kanda Kumchoo Chalobol Wongsawad Jong Yil Chai Pramote Vanittanakom Amnat Rojanapaibul Medicine This study aimed to investigate Haplorchis taichui metacercarial infection in fish collected from the Chom Thong and Mae Taeng districts, Chiang Mai Province during November 2001 to October 2002. A total 617 cyprinoid fish of 15 species were randomly collected and examined for H. taichui metacercariae. All the species of fish were found to be infected with H. taichui. The infection rates were 91.4% (266/290) and 83.8% (274/327), with mean intensities of 242.9 and 107.4 in the Chom Thong and Mae Taeng districts, respectively. The portion of the fish body with the highest metacercarial density was the muscles, and second, the head, in both districts. In addition, the fish had mixed-infection with other species of trematodes, namely: Centrocestus caninus, Haplorchoides sp, and Haplorchis pumilio. 2018-09-11T09:26:58Z 2018-09-11T09:26:58Z 2005-03-01 Journal 01251562 2-s2.0-20444439161 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=20444439161&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/62414
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
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topic Medicine
spellingShingle Medicine
Kanda Kumchoo
Chalobol Wongsawad
Jong Yil Chai
Pramote Vanittanakom
Amnat Rojanapaibul
High prevalence of Haplorchis taichui metacercariae in cyprinoid fish from Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
description This study aimed to investigate Haplorchis taichui metacercarial infection in fish collected from the Chom Thong and Mae Taeng districts, Chiang Mai Province during November 2001 to October 2002. A total 617 cyprinoid fish of 15 species were randomly collected and examined for H. taichui metacercariae. All the species of fish were found to be infected with H. taichui. The infection rates were 91.4% (266/290) and 83.8% (274/327), with mean intensities of 242.9 and 107.4 in the Chom Thong and Mae Taeng districts, respectively. The portion of the fish body with the highest metacercarial density was the muscles, and second, the head, in both districts. In addition, the fish had mixed-infection with other species of trematodes, namely: Centrocestus caninus, Haplorchoides sp, and Haplorchis pumilio.
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author Kanda Kumchoo
Chalobol Wongsawad
Jong Yil Chai
Pramote Vanittanakom
Amnat Rojanapaibul
author_facet Kanda Kumchoo
Chalobol Wongsawad
Jong Yil Chai
Pramote Vanittanakom
Amnat Rojanapaibul
author_sort Kanda Kumchoo
title High prevalence of Haplorchis taichui metacercariae in cyprinoid fish from Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
title_short High prevalence of Haplorchis taichui metacercariae in cyprinoid fish from Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
title_full High prevalence of Haplorchis taichui metacercariae in cyprinoid fish from Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
title_fullStr High prevalence of Haplorchis taichui metacercariae in cyprinoid fish from Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
title_full_unstemmed High prevalence of Haplorchis taichui metacercariae in cyprinoid fish from Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
title_sort high prevalence of haplorchis taichui metacercariae in cyprinoid fish from chiang mai province, thailand
publishDate 2018
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