Re: apisto with intestinal worms

["Helen Burns" <helen.burns@bigwig.net>]

Simon,
April 1999 Gabriella's posting: >>I've been reading a textbook:  The
Foundations of Parasitology, during the
past few days.  According to the authors (this is the 5th edition), the
Camallanus worm requires a copepod as it's intermediary host.  The eggs are
shed in the feces of the fish.  The egg capsules are consumed by the
copepods where they develop.  Then they are eaten by fish.  Treatment is
Levamisole.  The only way in which this parasite will spread to other fish
is via this
route.<<
You will find this posting and others on the website (thekrib.com) Ken said
to have a look at.
Helen

> Also - does the nematode have other hosts - like snails or daphnia - and
> ergo will one treatment be enough to break the life cycle ? Do the worms I
> saw in the body of the worm I examined only infect  the fish that they
> inhabit or will they be able to infect other fish in the absence of other
> potential hosts like the above mentions daphnia or copepods etc ?
>
> Regards,
>
> Simon Voorwinde




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