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Re: HUMAN intestinal worms
It's worth mentioning that Human nematodes can also be acquired from
tropical water. Another reason to be careful with wild caughts and
introduced fish W.H.Y.
Colin
>From: "Helen Burns" <helen.burns@bigwig.net>
>Reply-To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
>To: <apisto@majordomo.pobox.com>
>Subject: Re: apisto with intestinal worms
>Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 14:10:14 +0100
>
>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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