Occurrence of Clinostomum complanatum in Aphanius dispar (Actinoptrygii: Cyprinodontidae) collected from Mehran River, Hormuzgan Province, South of Iran

Occurrence of Clinostomum complanatum in Aphanius dispar (Actinoptrygii: Cyprinodontidae) collected from Mehran River, Hormuzgan Province, South of Iran.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the possibility of Aphanius dispar (A.dispar) acting as intermediate host for Clinostomum complanatum (C. complanatum), from Mehran River, Hormuzgan Province of Iran. METHODS During a biological study of A. dispar in Mehran River, Hormuzgan Province, South of Iran, a total of 97 fish specimens were collected in 24 January 2006. RESULTS 4 specimens (4.12%) including ...

Short communication: Infection of Aphanius dispar (Holly, 1929) with Ligula intestinalis plerocercoids in Mehran River, Hormuzgan province, south of Iran

Short communication: Infection of Aphanius dispar (Holly, 1929) with Ligula intestinalis plerocercoids in Mehran River, Hormuzgan province, south of Iran

"occurrence of clinostomum complanatum (rudolphi, 1819) (digenea: clinostomatidae) in capoeta capoeta gracilis (osteichthys: cyprinidae) from shiroud river, iran"

112 specimens of capoeta capoeta gracilis from the shrioud river were examined. the prevalence and abundance of parasites were significantly higher in the area between the mouth to behind the opercle. susceptibility of infection was not significantly different between male and female fish. the prevalence of infection was the lowest in the largest length group. histopathological study revealed b...

Human Laryngitis Caused by Clinostomum Complanatum

A 64-year-old Japanese man visited our outpatient department complaining of an irritable sensation in the throat, occurring two days after eating raw freshwater fish (carp sashimi) at a Japanese-style inn. During laryngeal endoscopy, a slow-moving worm (fluke) was found attached to the surface of the right aryepiglottic fold. After inhalation of 4% lidocaine, the fluke was removed using endosco...