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First report on fish-borne zoonotic cestode larvae of Dibothriocephalus Lühe, 1899 in freshwater fish, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758), from the hemavati river, Karnataka (India)
Upasana Bhattacharya, Anindita Ghosh and Anjum N. Rizvi
Year : 2024 | Volume: 9 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 35-39
Received on: 07/03/2024
Revised on: 11/03/2024
Accepted on: 28/04/2024
Published on: 01/05/2024
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Upasana Bhattacharya, Anindita Ghosh and Anjum N. Rizvi( 2024).
First report on fish-borne zoonotic cestode larvae of Dibothriocephalus Lühe, 1899 in freshwater fish, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758), from the hemavati river, Karnataka (India)
. International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences, 9( 3), 35-39.
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Abstract
The Broad Tapeworm, Dibothriocephalus Lühe, 1899 is a widespread cestode parasite infecting freshwater fishes worldwide and is the causative agent of zoonotic disease Diphyllobothriasis. Freshwater food fish, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758), is of immense commercial importance and consumed all over the world due to its affordability and palatable nature. The present study records the occurrence of Dibothriocephalus larvae in the intestine of Oreochromis niloticus, collected from the Hemavati River, Hassan district, Karnataka and forms the first report of Dibothriocephalus larvae in Oreochromis niloticus and also forms the first report from Karnataka, India.
Keywords
Diphyllobothrium, Nile tilapia, Procercoid, Zoonosis.
