The chemotherapy of monogeneans which parasitize fish: a review.

Abstract:

:Monogeneans which parasitize fish are still treated by bathing the fish in solutions of simple chemicals or staining dyes. In the early 1960s an insecticide, trichlorphon, replaced to a large extent the formerly used simple chemicals. Its success was greater specificity against monogeneans and other ectoparasites, and to its great tolerance by the fish. The fact that the number of important monogenean species (i.e. Pseudodactylogyrus anguillae, P. bini, Gyrodactylus salaris) which cannot be treated sufficiently with simple chemicals or even trichlorphon is increasing, led to the need for systemically acting, novel chemotherapeutics. In laboratory and small scale trials praziquantel, levamisole, mebendazole and toltrazuril have been tested for efficacy against a broad spectrum of monogenean species.

journal_title

Folia parasitologica

authors

Schmahl G

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1991-01-01 00:00:00

pages

97-106

issue

2

eissn

0015-5683

issn

1803-6465

journal_volume

38

pub_type

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