Relationship between snail population density and infection status of snails and fish with zoonotic trematodes in Vietnamese carp nurseries
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Fish-borne zoonotic trematodes (FZT) are a food safety and health concern in Vietnam. Humans and other final hosts acquire these parasites from eating raw or under-cooked fish with FZT metacercariae. Fish raised in ponds are exposed to cercariae shed by snail hosts that are common in fish farm ponds. Previous risk assessment on FZT transmission in the Red River Delta of Vietnam identified carp nursery ponds as major sites of transmission. In this study, we analyzed the association between snail population density and heterophyid trematode infection in snails with the rate of FZT transmission to juvenile fish raised in carp nurseries.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | P L o S Neglected Tropical Diseases (Online) |
Vol/bind | 6 |
Udgave nummer | 12 |
Antal sider | 10 |
ISSN | 1935-2735 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2012 |
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