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ArticleParasitology research2015

The invasive fish tapeworm Atractolytocestus huronensis (Cestoda), a parasite of carp, colonises Africa.

Tomáš Scholz, Sareh Tavakol, Ali Halajian, Wilmien J Luus-Powell

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Article in Parasitology research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Alien freshwater fish parasites from South Africa: Diversity, distribution, status and the way forward.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2017
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  6. Acquired and introduced macroparasites of the invasive Cuban treefrog, Osteopilus septentrionalis.International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2015
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4 authors.

Tomáš ScholzInstitute of Parasitology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Branišovská 31, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech Republic, tscholz@paru.cas.cz.
Sareh Tavakol
Ali Halajian
Wilmien J Luus-Powell

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biological invasions represent a serious threat for aquaculture because many of introduced parasites may negatively affect the health state of feral and cultured fish. In the present account, the invasive tapeworm Atractolytocestus huronensis Anthony, 1958 (Cestoda: Caryophyllidea), which was originally described from North America and has been introduced to Europe including the British Isles with its specific host, common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.), is reported from Africa for the first time. Its recent introduction to South Africa, where it was found in four localities where common carp is cultured, is another evidence of insufficient prophylactic measures and inadequate veterinary control during transfers of cultured fish, especially common carp, between continents. Together with the Asian fish tapeworm, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi, A. huronensis is another fish tapeworm with ability to spread throughout the globe as a result of man-made introductions of its fish hosts.

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AfricaAnimalsCarpsCestodaCestode InfectionsFish DiseasesGeographyIntroduced Species

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