SOME STUDIES ON METACERCARIAL INFECTION IN THE FRESH WATER FISH (SCHILBE MYSTIS) WITH POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION TO PIGEONS, AT GIZA, GOVERNORATE, EGYPT.

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Department of Parasitology Fac. Vet. Med., Cairo Univ.

Abstract

Metacercariae collected from a heavily and moderately infected Schilbe Mystis at Giza, governorate was fed to young Pigeons (Columbia). Indeed, Stictodora tridactyla (Saran and Kuntz, 1955), Apophallus donicus and Lindtrop, 1919) and Procerovum (onji and Mishio, 1916) were recovered from the intestinal mucosa, one-week post infestation. The recovery rate was 21.33%. The encysted metacercariae and adults were described.

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