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Parasitological and histopathological diagnosis of a non-native fish (Oreochromis sp.) with a noticeable presence in a natural Brazilian river environment

Authors: Nicollas Breda Lehmann, Marco Shizuo Owatari, William Eduardo Furtado, Lucas Cardoso, Karen Roberta Tancredo, Gabriel Fernandes Alves Jesus, Gustavo Ruschel Lopes, Mauricio Laterça Martins

Published in: Journal of Parasitic Diseases | Issue 1/2020

Abstract

Nile tilapia is an exotic species produced in Brazilian aquaculture. The aim of this study was to constitute a pathological diagnosis in Oreochromis sp. with a noticeable presence in a river in southern Brazil, and to verify the origin of these fish in this natural habitat, an environment with high sanitary precariousness due to discharges of industrial effluents. A total of 30 fish were collected during three sampling events and their health status was assessed by parasitological fauna survey, parasitological indices and histopathological examination of the gills, liver, spleen and kidney. Five species of monogenea were identified infesting gills and stomach: Cichlidogyrus sclerosus, C. halli, C. thurstonae, Scutogyrus longicornis and Enterogyrus cichlidarum; and 4 species of trichodinidae infesting the body surface and gills: Trichodina magna, T. compacta, T. centrostrigeata and Paratrichodina africana. The results showed differences according to the seasonality of the collection, with higher parasite count and larger tissue alterations in summer. Histopathological analysis fluctuated from moderate to severe, but necrosis prevailed in all organs and in all fish, indicating that these fish did not enjoy full health.

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Title: Parasitological and histopathological diagnosis of a non-native fish (Oreochromis sp.) with a noticeable presence in a natural Brazilian river environment
Authors: Nicollas Breda Lehmann
Marco Shizuo Owatari
William Eduardo Furtado
Lucas Cardoso
Karen Roberta Tancredo
Gabriel Fernandes Alves Jesus
Gustavo Ruschel Lopes
Mauricio Laterça Martins
Publication date: 01-03-2020
Publisher: Springer India
Published in: Journal of Parasitic Diseases / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0971-7196
Electronic ISSN: 0975-0703
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-019-01184-6

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