Open AccessThe situation of metacercariae infection in freshwater fishes in Binh Dinh and Bac Giang province, 2016 - 2017
Author(s) -
Thanh Huyen Nguyen Thi,
Lê Thanh Long,
Sao Mai Tran Thi,
Trung Nguyen Thanh,
Huong Binh Nguyen Thi,
Huong Nguyen Thu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
kiểm nghiệm và an toàn thực phẩm/kiểm nghiệm và an toàn thực phẩm (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2734-9152
pISSN - 2615-9252
DOI - 10.47866/2615-9252/vjfc.44
Subject(s) - hypophthalmichthys , cyprinus , silver carp , carassius auratus , fishery , biology , veterinary medicine , fish <actinopterygii> , medicine
A cross-sectional study was applied in oder to evaluate the situation of metacercariae infections in freshwater fishes in six communes of Bac Giang and Binh Dinh province from 2016 to 2017. The sample size was of 400 freshwater fishe samples. The results showed that: (1) In Bac Giang province, metacercariae was found in 70% of Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, 62.5% of Carassius auratus, 25% of Hemiculter leucisculus, 95% of Toxabramis houdemeri, 85% of Cultrichthys erythropterus, 12.5% of Ctenopharyngodon idellus and 62.5% of Cyprinus carpio samples; and (2) In Binh Dinh province, metacercariae was found in 42.5% of Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, 95% of Carassius auratus, and 20% of Hemiculter leucisculus samples.