Parasitic Hazard of Some Imported Frozen Fish

Mohamed M. Mousa; Fatma A. Hiekal; Samia M. EL-Hoshey; Mohamed A. Khamis

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Online Published: 04 Aug 2015

AJVS. 2015; 46(1): 110-116

doi: 10.5455/ajvs.189505

Parasitic Hazard of Some Imported Frozen Fish

Mohamed M. Mousa, Fatma A. Hiekal, Samia M. El-hoshey, Mohamed A. Khamis.

Abstract
A total of 100 frozen fishes belonging to four different fish species were examined for presence of different types of parasites from April 2014 till the end of November 2014 , four types of parasites were identified , Nematode , Trematode , Protozoa and Crustacea .
Total prevalence of each type of fish was as following, Herring fish (Clupea harengus ) was the most susceptible to parasitic infection as the infection rate was 96% for different species of parasites , this followed by Mackerel (Scomber scombrus ) at the infection rate 92% , then the Horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus) at the infection rate 88% and Fish fillet (Pangasius hypophthalmus)was less susceptible to parasitic infection at the 16%.

Key words: parasites, nematode, anisakis , frozen, fish

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Mousa MM, Hiekal FA, El-hoshey SM, Khamis MA. Parasitic Hazard of Some Imported Frozen Fish. AJVS. 2015; 46(1): 110-116. doi:10.5455/ajvs.189505

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Mousa MM, Hiekal FA, El-hoshey SM, Khamis MA. Parasitic Hazard of Some Imported Frozen Fish. AJVS. (2015), [cited May 05, 2025]; 46(1): 110-116. doi:10.5455/ajvs.189505

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Mousa, M. M., Hiekal, . F. A., El-hoshey, . S. M. & Khamis, . M. A. (2015) Parasitic Hazard of Some Imported Frozen Fish. AJVS, 46 (1), 110-116. doi:10.5455/ajvs.189505

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Mousa, Mohamed M., Fatma A. Hiekal, Samia M. El-hoshey, and Mohamed A. Khamis. 2015. Parasitic Hazard of Some Imported Frozen Fish. Alexandria Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 46 (1), 110-116. doi:10.5455/ajvs.189505

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Mousa, Mohamed M., Fatma A. Hiekal, Samia M. El-hoshey, and Mohamed A. Khamis. "Parasitic Hazard of Some Imported Frozen Fish." Alexandria Journal of Veterinary Sciences 46 (2015), 110-116. doi:10.5455/ajvs.189505

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Mousa, Mohamed M., Fatma A. Hiekal, Samia M. El-hoshey, and Mohamed A. Khamis. "Parasitic Hazard of Some Imported Frozen Fish." Alexandria Journal of Veterinary Sciences 46.1 (2015), 110-116. Print. doi:10.5455/ajvs.189505

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Mousa, M. M., Hiekal, . F. A., El-hoshey, . S. M. & Khamis, . M. A. (2015) Parasitic Hazard of Some Imported Frozen Fish. Alexandria Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 46 (1), 110-116. doi:10.5455/ajvs.189505

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