NEW RECORD OF TREMATODE METACERCARIA AS ZOONOTIC PARASITE IN MULLET FISH OF THE SUDANESE RED SEA WATERS

  • Nayla Gumaa(1) , Esam Md. AbdulRaheem(2) Zuheir Nur-Eldaiem(3), Maazza Hussein(4) , Mai Masri (3), Abulgassim Abdelhaleem 1 Department of animal resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Red Sea State, Sudan. 2 Department of Histopathology and Cytology, Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan. 3 Department of Zoology, faculty of Science, University of Khartoum, Sudan. 4 Department of Medical Laboratories, Port Sudan Ahlia College, Port Sudan

Abstract

Objective: this was a cross sectional study aimed to find out the prevalence and confirm the presence of fish borne zoonotic trematode - metacercaria in mullet fish obtained from the Sudanese red sea waters.

Material and Methods: a number of 50 mullet fish was selected for the study and examined using the Artificial Pepsin Digestion Experiment for the fish muscles. Prevalence of the parasite infection was calculated and working fishermen were investigated.

Results: Fish borne trematode metacercaria was found in only 12% of the examined fishes. No parasite cysts or eggs were found in all stool samples taken from fishermen.

Conclusion: The study is the first to report the presence of fish borne trematode metacercariain the Sudanese Red Sea Coast.

Key Words: Metacercaria;Mullet Fish; Red Sea; Sudan

Published
2017-10-30
How to Cite
, Mai Masri (3), Abulgassim AbdelhaleemN. G. , E. M. A. Z. N.-E. M. H. (2017). NEW RECORD OF TREMATODE METACERCARIA AS ZOONOTIC PARASITE IN MULLET FISH OF THE SUDANESE RED SEA WATERS. Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research, 4(3). Retrieved from http://jbpr.in/index.php/jbpr/article/view/200
Issue
Vol. 4 No. 3 (2015)
Section
Research Articles

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