Field observations of fish species susceptible to epizootic ulcerative syndrome in the Zambezi River basin in Sesheke District of Zambia

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 179-183

  Songe, Mwansa M ^a   Hang'ombe, Mudenda B ^b   Phiri, Harris ^a   Mwase, Maxwell ^b   Choongo, Kennedy ^b   Van der Waal, Ben ^c   Kanchanakhan, Somkiat ^d   Reantaso, Melba B ^e   Subasinghe, Rohana P ^e  

^a Department of Fisheries ^*  (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^d Aquatic Animal Health Research Institute (AAHRI) EUS OIE Reference Laboratory   (Thailand)

^e FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epizootic ulcerative syndrome; Fish species; Susceptibility; Zambezi River

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APHANOMYCES; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIC; FISH; FISH DISEASE; INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RIVER; SKIN DISEASE; ZAMBIA;

ANIMALS; APHANOMYCES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; INFECTION; PREVALENCE; RIVERS; SKIN DISEASES; ZAMBIA;

BARBUS; BARBUS PALUDINOSUS; BRYCINUS LATERALIS; CLARIAS; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; CLARIAS NGAMENSIS; HEPSETUS ODOE; HYDROCYNUS VITTATUS; LABEO; MICRALESTES ACUTIDENS; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS ANDERSONII; PISCES; SARGOCHROMIS CARLOTTAE; SCHILBE INTERMEDIUS; SERRANOCHROMIS ANGUSTICEPS; TILAPIA; TILAPIA SPARRMANII;

EID: 81755184352     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-011-9906-1     Document Type: Article

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