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| Disease type: | Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.) |
| Disease name: | Coccidiosis (intestine) |
| Other names: | Enteritis-coccidiosis |
| Caus. agent: | Eimeria carpelli |
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| Part of body and/or behavior affected by disease: | ||
| Skins and/or fins | Belly | Swimming behavior |
| Gills | Anus | Other behavior |
| Eyes | Viscera Afflicted | Other symptoms |
| Fish affected: | Cyprinidae | |
| Symptoms: | Emaciation (sunken belly), weight loss, inflamed intestine, sunken eyes, slack, standing on their heads, anormal exudates. | |
| Treatments: | Furazolidon 25 to 30 mg/kg/d for 3 days, added in the food. | |
| Prophylaxis: | Avoid overcrowding. Avoid getting disease through careful screening and quarantine of new stock and sterilization of ponds and equipment. | |
| Remarks: | Eimeria is a genus with many, often poorly described species all of which cause Coccidiosis. Very difficult to erradicate once established. May have a two-host life-cycle. Related Calyptospora funduli (parasite of killifish) requires passage through stomach of grass shrimp Palemonetes to release infective sporozoites (see Möller and Anders 1983). | |
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