| Title |
Monogenean parasites infect ornamental fish imported to Australia
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Parasitology Research, February 2018
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00436-018-5776-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
A. Trujillo-González, J. A. Becker, D. B. Vaughan, K. S. Hutson |
| Abstract |
The ornamental fish trade provides a pathway for the global translocation of aquatic parasites. We examined a total of 1020 fish imported from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, or Sri Lanka to Australia (including freshwater and marine fish species) for monogenean ectoparasites. Fish were received following veterinary certification that they showed no clinical signs of pests and diseases from the exporting country and visual inspection at Australian border control. Australian import conditions require mandatory treatment for goldfish with parasiticides (e.g. trichlorfon, formaldehyde, sodium chloride) for the presence of gill flukes (Dactylogyrus vastator Nybelin, 1924 and Dactylogyrus extensus Mueller and Van Cleave, 1932) prior to export. Over 950 individual parasites were detected in five imported fish species, representing 14 monogenean species. Seven Dactylogyrus spp. including D. vastator and three Gyrodactylus spp. infected goldfish, Carassius auratus Linnaeus, 1758, from Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. Dactylogyrus ostraviensis Řehulka, 1988, infected rosy barb, Pethia conchonius Hamilton, 1822, from Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand while two Trianchoratus spp. infected three spot gourami, Trichopodus trichopterus Pallas, 1970 and pearl gourami Trichopodus leerii Bleeker, 1852, from Sri Lanka. Urocleidoides reticulatus Mizelle & Price, 1964, infected guppy, Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859, from Sri Lanka. The discovery of D. vastator in goldfish, as well as 13 other monogenean species, shows that pre-export health requirements, which include chemical treatment of goldfish, and inspection of all ornamental fish species did not prevent infection by monogeneans. Inspection prior to exportation and at border control must account for the highly cryptic nature of monogenean parasites and consider alternatives to current pre-export conditions and visual inspection at border control. |
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| Australia | 2 | 17% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 1 | 8% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 7 | 58% |
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| Members of the public | 11 | 92% |
| Scientists | 1 | 8% |
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| Unknown | 53 | 100% |
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| Student > Master | 10 | 19% |
| Researcher | 7 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 8% |
| Other | 10 | 19% |
| Unknown | 10 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 18 | 34% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 6 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 11% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Unknown | 11 | 21% |
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