The occurrence of Contracaecum sp. larvae (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in the catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell) from Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-39

  Barson, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clarias gariepinus; Contracaecum; Fish; Mean intensity; Nematode; Parasite; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATFISH; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; CONTRACAECUM; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVA; MALE; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ZIMBABWE;

ANIMALIA; ANISAKIDAE; AVES; CATFISH; CLARIAS; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; CONTRACAECUM; NEMATODA;

EID: 2442426045     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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