Environmental and climatic factors associated with epizootic ulcerative syndrome (eus) in fish from the Zambezi floodplains, Zambia

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 474-478

  Choongo, K ^a   Hang'ombe, B ^a   Samui, K L ^a   Syachaba, M ^a   Phiri, H ^b   Maguswi, C ^b   Muyangaali, K ^b   Bwalya, G ^c   Mataa, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND COOPERATIVES   (Zambia)

^c Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock   (Zambia)

Author keywords

EUS outbreak; Water acidification; Zambezi

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC FACTORS; EUS OUTBREAK; FISHING INDUSTRY; FLOOD-PLAINS; PREDISPOSING FACTORS; PRUSSIAN BLUE; STREAMBEDS; WATER ACIDIFICATION; ZAMBEZI;

DROUGHT; FISH; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

MEATS;

FERRIC FERROCYANIDE;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIZOOTIC ULCERATIVE SYNDROME; FISH; FISH DISEASE; GILL; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PH; WATER CONTAMINATION; ZAMBIA;

AEROMONAS; ANIMALS; APHANOMYCES; CLIMATE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; FLOODS; GILLS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFECTION; SKIN ULCER; SYNDROME; ZAMBIA;

EID: 69949158909     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9799-0     Document Type: Article

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