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Department of Veterinary Medicine, Wollo University, Dessei, Ethiopia

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• Research Article   
  Prevalence Study of Internal and External Parasitic Disease of Fish in Selected Lakes of South Wollo Zone, North East Ethiopia
  Author(s): Arebu Yesuf, Shimeles Abegaz*, Nesibu Awol and Getachew Gugsa
  
  A cross-sectional study was conducted in different Lakes of South Wollo Zone of the Eastern Amhara Regional State of Ethiopia, from November 2018 to April 2019, with the aim of determining the prevalence and identifying the species of internal and external parasites from fresh water fish. A total of 506 Oreochromis niloticus and 215 Cyprinus carpio fish (n=721) were collected and examined for the presence of fish helminthes parasites. The prevalence of parasites in Lake Luggo, Ardibo, Golbo and Maibar were found to be 49.4%, 41.7%, 46.7% and 36.0% respectively. The overall prevalence of parasites of both fish species was 45.1%. The prevalence of parasites in O. niloticus was found to be 42.3% and that of Cyprinus carpio was 51.6%. There was statistical significant difference (X2=5.311, p= 0.021) between the two fish species in the overall.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2150-3508.23.14.336

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